Forest department to capture two wild elephants from Chinnakkanal
The Kerala Forest Department plans to capture two problematic wild elephants in the Chinnakkanal region following a fatal human-wildlife conflict. Officials also intend to address illegal land use and fencing that obstructs elephant corridors.
Why it matters
It highlights the escalating human-wildlife conflict in India and the difficult balance between agricultural development and wildlife conservation.
Three years after the high-profile translocation of the wild tusker Arikompan, the Chinnakkanal region under the Devikulam forest range in Idukki is set to witness another elephant capture operation. The Kerala Forest department has decided to capture and translocate two more problematic wild elephants following the fatal trampling of a 47-year-old tribal farmer, Vijayan, at the Panthadikkalam tribal settlement near Santhanpara on Wednesday morning.
According to sources, Forest Minister Shibu Baby John has directed officials to take immediate steps to capture and translocate problematic elephants in the Devikulam range that pose an active threat to human lives.
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