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Thursday, Jun 26, 2025
The wild tusker caused a traffic block on the Kochi-Dhanushkodi National Highway the other night.
Elephant was translocated to Upper Kodayar area of Muthukuzhi forest near Tamil Nadu-Kerala border from Cumbum on June 6
The tribals who took part in the four-hour-long protest said they were emotionally attached to the wild jumbo and could not stand the suffering meted out to it during the second translocation operation held in Tamil Nadu the other day.
Kerala Forest Department sources also said that the animal still might enter into human settlements looking for rice.
The Tamil Nadu forest department on Tuesday released Arikomban at Muthukkuli forest near Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve after a day in captivity.
It is the second translocation, inside two months, of the rogue wild tusker from Idukki's Chinnakanal.
A team of Tamil Nadu forest department offcials tracked, tranquilised and captured the elephant early on Monday from Theni district
On April 29, Kerala forest department had tranquilised Arikomban and relocated it to Periyar tiger reserve
TN forest department swiftly acted and captured the wild elephant when signals from its radio collar confirmed it was roaming in a residential area near Theni.
The court also dismissed Sabu's suggestion that the tusker should be brought back to Kerala.
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