more-inAfter two laborious days, officials of the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) on Tuesday radio-collared a wild tusker that had been ravaging farms in human settlements of the WWS for the past many months. The tusker, which is about 25 years old, has been identified a regular crop raider in the Sulthan Bathery and Kurichyad forest ranges under the sanctuary. The entire operation was over in 50 minutes and the animal started heading back into the forest after two hours. The radio collar would help in tracking the animal’s movement and preventing it from entering human habitations and causing loss of crops and lives, he added. “We have submitted a proposal to the Forest and Wildlife Department to fix radio collar on six rogue elephants,” said D. Boominathan, coordinator, Western Ghat Nilgiris landscape, WWF.

Source: The Hindu March 13, 2018 17:48 UTC