A rogue elephant named ‘Arikomban’, which broke into properties and ration stores to steal rice and brought on large destruction in the southern Indian divulge of Kerala, has been tranquilised and shifted to the deep interiors of Periyar Tiger Reserve. Within the native Malayalam language, ‘Arikomban’ stands for ‘rice tusker’.
Dr Arun Zachariah, the senior veterinary officer who led the team of forest officers at the reduction of this take hold of, talked about, “Arikomban became as soon as dropped at Kumali in the Idukki district around 121 kilometres some distance flung from Chinnakkanal. Fraction 144 became as soon as declared in the Kumali divulge and restricted electricity supply on the formulation it became as soon as transported.”
One other legitimate talked about that the elephant has been radio-collared and that the signals from this can also be monitored from the tiger reserve.
“We’re getting signals from the radio collar. His region will seemingly be monitored from the tiger reserve. He is awfully healthy,” he talked about.
Sharing details in regards to the ‘Arikomban’ mission, a forest legitimate talked about that on the first day of the operation, their team ‘wasn’t lucky’ and that on the 2nd day, they were in a subject to tranquilise the tusker after yet another elephant, who became as soon as Arikomban’s competitor, brought the rice-favouring elephant earlier than the forest officers.
Kerala Forest Minister AK Saseendran, on April 19, directed the forest officers to appear a peculiar space for animated the rice-drinking tusker after it created destruction in the Idukki district.
The Kerala High Court asked the divulge authorities on April 20 to relocate the wild elephant within per week and acknowledged that if the tusker is now now not relocated within per week, this can also be transferred to Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary.
Talking to experiences, the Kerala forest minister talked about, “As a authorities, we must act in step with the decisions of the courts of justice. We is now now not going to worried some distance flung from it. That can maybe now now not be stunning educate. It is now now not a democratic educate. The officers of the forest division were directed to discover a peculiar space to shift the Arikomban. They are going to supply it by the next day morning. This can expose the High Court which is the handiest proposal”.
“We invent now now not intend to prolong it indefinitely. Had elephant lovers now now not puzzled the authorities’s resolution, an answer can also were came across by the 12th of ultimate month. Unfortunately, it couldn’t,” he added.
(With inputs from businesses)
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