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Wild elephant They are known to feast on rice fields and have killed six people in South Africa IndiaHe was immobilized with sedatives and taken to a sanctuary, local media reported on Sunday (30).
The animal was named Arikumban (meaning rice-loving elephant in the local language). It became popular by robbing granaries in the state of Kerala, southern India.
A team of 150 guards captured the elephant on Saturday (29th). It took five shots of tranquilizer dart against the animal, according to the India Express.
Finally, Aricompan She is taken on a truck with the help of four other kumki elephants – animals that have been trained to capture other members of their own kind.
Before releasing him into a reserve, the team attached a GPS tether to locate him.
that it This was not the first time the authorities had tried to capture the elephant., who is estimated to be about 30 years old. Arikumban managed to escape in 2017 despite being hit by several tranquilizer darts.
Environmentalists attribute the increasing conflicts with animals to the rapid expansion of human settlements in forests and wildlife corridors.
