A video showing a large flock of white-rumped vultures feasting on the carcass of a spotted deer at a restricted location in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has enthused wildlife enthusiasts and conservators alike.

Flock of critically endangered vultures feed on deer carcass at Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

In a significant development, ‘Rivaldo’, a wild tusker that had been under captive treatment at a camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, was released into the jungle during the wee hours of Monday.

Wild tusker 'Rivaldo', captured for treatment, returns to the forest in Tamil Nadu's Mudumalai

During his visit to the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiri mountain ranges, Tamil Nadu Forest Minister Dindigul C Sreenivasan was caught on camera making tribal boys remove his footwear before he could enter a shrine.

Tamil Nadu minister clarifies after video of him making tribal children remove his footwear goes viral