197 lives lost to wild elephant attacks in Kerala in 9 years; Times of India report

• In a reply dated Feb 18, 2025, to Kochi-based RTI activist K Govindan Nampoothiry, the state public information officer (SPIO) of the chief wildlife warden, Kerala, disclosed that, in addition to elephant attacks, 53 people died due to wild boar attacks and 10 others lost their lives in tiger attacks during the same period.