Founders Note
Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
Welcome to PT Explorers.
An elephant is cornering more news minutes than it should be and for the wrong reasons.
The story is from the states of Kerala and Tamilnadu in South India.
Right from the first decade of 2000, a tusker named Arikomban has been terrorizing residents and shopkeepers of the Chinnakanal region of Munnar.
Its penchant for raiding shops for rice gave it the name “Ari” (rice) – “Komban” (tusker).
The destruction of around 75 buildings and 11 human deaths are attributed to the tusker.
Why are we here? If you have followed PT Explorers, we have done countless articles on the impacts of the growing human population and of settlements growing into and closer to wildlife areas.
We need forests, we need wildlife for our very own survival. As the dominant species of this age, the onus is on humans to define robust ways for peaceful co-existence.
Follow PT explorers, and look for meaningful ways in which you, your community, and your country can contribute to a better earth.
Let us take the pledge for a greener future!
Hermis Haridas & Nisha Purushothaman
Founders – PT Explorers