The operation started after a government order to capture the elephant was issuedA wild tusker that had troubled villagers in Wayanad has been caught after a massive operation. The operation started after a government order to capture the elephant was issued.
For this, the tusker's movements were first monitored using a radio collar. It was shot with tranquilizers when it came out of the forest. Four trainer elephants from Muthumala and Muthanga were used to control the sedated tusker. A team of 30 from Valayar forest training center and forest guards from Kerala and Tamil Nadu took part. The defenceless wild tusker was pushed into a waiting truck by the trainer elephants.
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It was then taken to the Kerala forest department's Muthanga elephant training center and locked up in a log cage built to keep elephants that are being tamed. The initial training will be imparted inside the cage. Once the elephant is tame enough, it will be brought out for further training
