As wild elephant Karuppan in Erode district continues to remain elusive,
two kumkis brought in for its capture, return
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/as-wild-elephant-karuppan-in-erode-district-continues-to-remain-elusive-two-kumkis-brought-in-for-its-capture-return/article66869898.ece
for photo.
With the Forest Department unable to trace wild elephant Karuppan who was
last sighted on May 7 in the Anthiyur Forest Range, two kumkis, brought in
for the operation to capture the tusker, have returned to Theppakadu
Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).
The elephant, who has been raiding crops in the region since December last
year, was captured in Erode’s Talavadi Hills on April 17 and was
translocated and released into the Thattakarai forest range in Erode
Division. The tusker however, walked in search of food for over 50 km and
walked out of the Anthiyur forest range. On May 4, the elephant reached
Perumugai village where it trampled to death P. Sitheeswaran, of the same
village.
The Department decided to capture the animal and translocate it, and two
kumkis, Bomman and Srinivasan, arrived in Athani on May 5. The elephant
however, entered the forests and could not be tracked. Search efforts by
veterinarians in the Kadambur and Thattakarai forest ranges and staff in
other ranges in Erode Division and in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(STR), went in vain. Since the elephant had moved into the interior forest
areas, the Department decided to stop the operation. While the staff
returned to their respective ranges, the two kumki were transported back to
MTR.
K. Rajkumar, Conservator of Forests and Field Director, STR, told The
Hindu that by sensing the presence of kumkis and veterinarians, the
elephant had possibly moved into interior forest areas, either in the
district or into the forest areas of Karnataka. “We have a strong tracking
and networking team involved in patrolling forest areas, and they are
continuing to look for the elephant,” he said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/as-wild-elephant-karuppan-in-erode-district-continues-to-remain-elusive-two-kumkis-brought-in-for-its-capture-return/article66869898.ece
As wild elephant Karuppan in Erode district continues to remain elusive,
two kumkis brought in for its capture, return
The Hindu
May 19, 2023
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/as-wild-elephant-karuppan-in-erode-district-continues-to-remain-elusive-two-kumkis-brought-in-for-its-capture-return/article66869898.ece>
for photo.
With the Forest Department unable to trace wild elephant Karuppan who was
last sighted on May 7 in the Anthiyur Forest Range, two kumkis, brought in
for the operation to capture the tusker, have returned to Theppakadu
Elephant Camp at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR).
The elephant, who has been raiding crops in the region since December last
year, was captured in Erode’s Talavadi Hills on April 17 and was
translocated and released into the Thattakarai forest range in Erode
Division. The tusker however, walked in search of food for over 50 km and
walked out of the Anthiyur forest range. On May 4, the elephant reached
Perumugai village where it trampled to death P. Sitheeswaran, of the same
village.
The Department decided to capture the animal and translocate it, and two
kumkis, Bomman and Srinivasan, arrived in Athani on May 5. The elephant
however, entered the forests and could not be tracked. Search efforts by
veterinarians in the Kadambur and Thattakarai forest ranges and staff in
other ranges in Erode Division and in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
(STR), went in vain. Since the elephant had moved into the interior forest
areas, the Department decided to stop the operation. While the staff
returned to their respective ranges, the two kumki were transported back to
MTR.
K. Rajkumar, Conservator of Forests and Field Director, STR, told The
Hindu that by sensing the presence of kumkis and veterinarians, the
elephant had possibly moved into interior forest areas, either in the
district or into the forest areas of Karnataka. “We have a strong tracking
and networking team involved in patrolling forest areas, and they are
continuing to look for the elephant,” he said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/as-wild-elephant-karuppan-in-erode-district-continues-to-remain-elusive-two-kumkis-brought-in-for-its-capture-return/article66869898.ece
