The Forest Department staff have captured and radio-collared three elephants, including a tusker, in an operation that began last week. It will be radio-collared and released in the remote wild area.” The operation to radio-collar four elephants and capture one tusker began on January 21. So far, two female and one male elephant have been radio-collared. “One more female will be radio-collared” the officer said. The elephants are radio-collared to track the movement of herds so that local people can be alerted.

Source: The Hindu January 26, 2021 18:45 UTC