Siddapur (Kodagu): Reluctant to forego their daily wages, a group of six estate workers took a daring risk by driving away a herd of 27 wild elephants and two calves that had encroached upon Shilpi Estate, near Siddapura in Virajpet taluk.
On a Tuesday morning, estate workers Ganesh and Pavan, who had ventured into the coffee estate, spotted the herd of wild elephants and promptly alerted their colleagues. It has become a daily ritual for two workers to scout the estate for wild elephants before the rest of the workforce begins their day. Wild elephants from nearby forested areas often wander into coffee estates in search of sustenance and water.
