Kumki Chinnathambi replaces Muthu, Narasimhan as operation to capture tusker near Coimbatore resumes

Kumki Chinnathambi from the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) was brought to Coimbatore connected Sunday arsenic the Forest Department resumed its cognition to seizure a antheral chaotic elephant adjacent Thondamuthur successful the territory aft a interruption of implicit 20 days.

Chinnathambi was brought connected a modified motortruck of the Department from ATR’s Kozhikamuthi elephant campy adjacent Top Slip connected Sunday afternoon. The young kumki was stationed adjacent the wood bound astatine Kempanur village.

According to the Department, Chinnathambi replaced kumkis Muthu and Narasimhan of ATR arsenic they were taken backmost to the campy connected October 10 pursuing signs of musth successful them. Muthu, Narasimhan and their campy mate Kapildev were initially fielded for the operation. With the instrumentality of Muthu and Narasimhan to the camp, the Department would usage the Chinnathambi-Kapildev duo for the operation.

The Department had been attempting to seizure the tusker, called by locals arsenic Rolex, for implicit a month. It halted the cognition connected September 20 aft the tusker attacked ATR Forest Veterinary Officer E. Vijayaraghavan, erstwhile helium attempted to tranquillise it. With the accomplishment of Chinnathambi, the cognition resumed from Sunday evening, said the Department successful a statement.

At slightest 4 persons are believed to person died successful antagonistic interactions with the tusker that is moving betwixt Coimbatore and Boluvampatti wood scope limits for the past fewer months.