Raiding elephants, bears give officials food for thought – to fortify ration shops

In the past few years, fair-price shops across the Nilgiris, especially in parts of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, have been damaged by elephants looking for rice and other edibles

​In the past few years, fair-price shops across the Nilgiris, especially in parts of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, have been damaged by elephants looking for rice and other edibles