The lone tusker, who was responsible for over 20 human deaths and severe damages caused to house and farms, was successfully captured by forest department on Tuesday.
“Ganesh (wild elephant) was tranquilized and capture by a team of forest department officials and scientist from Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Three Kumki elephants that were brought from Karnataka were also used for the first time in the capture,” Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Atul Shukla told The Pioneer.
It was a challenging and difficult mission for the team to find the wild elephant in dense forest area where it is really hard to locate a single elephant hiding behind vegetation, the PCCF said while adding, “I congratulate the team on success of the mission.”
On what would happen to the captured elephant, he informed that based on physical condition, overall nature and after evaluating the threats it poses to human lives and property in the region, it could be kept in captivity at elephant rescue center in Tamor Pingla sanctuary or could be released in the jungle.