‘Old Makna’ captured in Sakleshpur
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-officials-capture-elephant-for-stealing-rice-bags-from-fair-price-shops-in-sakleshpur-karnataka-wild/article66869802.ece
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The Forest Department officials succeeded in capturing a makna, a tuskless
male elephant, which had been causing trouble in parts of Sakleshpur, on
Friday.
With the help of a group of tamed elephants, the officials caught the
animal, nicknamed Old Makna, in a coffee estate near Bage.. A tranquilizer
dart was fired to sedate the animal. Later, it was captured and shifted to
the truck.
Interestingly, this is the second time the animal has been captured. On
June 29, 2022, it was captured and released in Bandipur after fixing a
radio-collar to track its movements. The animal had returned to Sakleshpur
after travelling hundreds of kilometres.. Since then, it has damaged crops
and buildings and left the local public in fear.
Often, the animal was spotted taking rice bags from fair price shops and
also damaging houses in search of food. Such incidents had prompted the
locals to urge the department to capture and relocate it. On Thursday, the
animal had taken a rice bag from the fair price shop at Kollahalli in
Sakleshpur taluk.
Under the leadership of K. Harish, Deputy Conservator of Forests of Hassan
Division, the officials traced the animal to a private estate and carried
out the operation. It would be shifted to an elephant camp, where the
animal would be tamed.
Around 70 elephants have been roaming in parts of Sakleshpur, Belur, Alur
and Arkalgud taluks of Hassan. More than 75 people have died in the
district due to the man-elephant conflict. Often, the herds raid
agricultural lands and damage the crops.
Earlier this week, Forest Department officials radio-collared three female
elephants, which lead the herds. The movement of herds is tracked so that
the local people are informed about their whereabouts to avoid man-elephant
encounters.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-officials-capture-elephant-for-stealing-rice-bags-from-fair-price-shops-in-sakleshpur-karnataka-wild/article66869802.ece
‘Old Makna’ captured in Sakleshpur
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-officials-capture-elephant-for-stealing-rice-bags-from-fair-price-shops-in-sakleshpur-karnataka-wild/article66869802.ece>
for photo.
The Forest Department officials succeeded in capturing a makna, a tuskless
male elephant, which had been causing trouble in parts of Sakleshpur, on
Friday.
With the help of a group of tamed elephants, the officials caught the
animal, nicknamed Old Makna, in a coffee estate near Bage.. A tranquilizer
dart was fired to sedate the animal. Later, it was captured and shifted to
the truck.
Interestingly, this is the second time the animal has been captured. On
June 29, 2022, it was captured and released in Bandipur after fixing a
radio-collar to track its movements. The animal had returned to Sakleshpur
after travelling hundreds of kilometres.. Since then, it has damaged crops
and buildings and left the local public in fear.
Often, the animal was spotted taking rice bags from fair price shops and
also damaging houses in search of food. Such incidents had prompted the
locals to urge the department to capture and relocate it. On Thursday, the
animal had taken a rice bag from the fair price shop at Kollahalli in
Sakleshpur taluk.
Under the leadership of K. Harish, Deputy Conservator of Forests of Hassan
Division, the officials traced the animal to a private estate and carried
out the operation. It would be shifted to an elephant camp, where the
animal would be tamed.
Around 70 elephants have been roaming in parts of Sakleshpur, Belur, Alur
and Arkalgud taluks of Hassan. More than 75 people have died in the
district due to the man-elephant conflict. Often, the herds raid
agricultural lands and damage the crops.
Earlier this week, Forest Department officials radio-collared three female
elephants, which lead the herds. The movement of herds is tracked so that
the local people are informed about their whereabouts to avoid man-elephant
encounters.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/forest-officials-capture-elephant-for-stealing-rice-bags-from-fair-price-shops-in-sakleshpur-karnataka-wild/article66869802.ece
