The male elephant, dubbed “Laden” by frightened villagers in Assam state, was tracked for days by forestry officials and finally tranquilized on Monday after its deadly rampage through Goalpara District late last month. Officials plan to release “Laden” back into the wild, but hope to teach it to patrol wildlife parks and sanctuaries in the state. If possible we would try to turn it into a captive elephant by training it,” Assam Minister of Forest and Environment Parimal Shuklabaidya said. “Since it is tranquilized and is likely to be captive, it deserves a better name for everyone to know it,” the official added. The elephant is to be kept at the state zoo in Guwahati as it recovers, before being shifted to a national park “for training” with two other captive elephants.

Source: Taipei Times November 13, 2019 16:00 UTC