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Kumki elephants from Theppakadu elephant campy person been brought to Gudalur arsenic the last preparations for the seizure of an elephant successful O’Valley, alleged to person killed a fig of radical successful the portion implicit the past decade, ramp up.
The carnal successful question, a antheral tusker named by locals arsenic “Radhakrishnan”, aft 1 of his archetypal purported victims, is alleged to person killed up to 12 radical successful O’Valley. However, conservationists authorities that this fig remains unconfirmed and that immoderate of the deaths attributed to the elephant whitethorn person been caused by different tuskers successful the region.
Following a caller onslaught connected 2 motorcycle-borne men successful the portion a fewer weeks back, the Chief Wildlife Warden successful the State has sanctioned permissions for the seizure of the animal, said Forest Department officials.
R. Kiruba Shankar, Field Director of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Conservator of Forests (Nilgiris), said the program is to seizure the elephant and spot it successful a kraal (elephant enclosure) for a suitable clip earlier it is erstwhile again released backmost into the wild. “It volition beryllium released nearby, but not successful the aforesaid area,” said Mr. Kiruba Shankar, who said that 4 kumki elephants are to beryllium deployed during the operation. The Forest Department expects the elephant to beryllium captured successful the coming days, helium said.
Once captured, it is hoped that clip spent successful the kraal would deter the elephant from venturing adjacent quality habitations. Mr. Shankar said that the elephant would beryllium fitted with a radio-collar and that it’s movements volition beryllium intimately monitored astatine a power centre pursuing release.
