Kerala plans to capture two problem elephants in Chinnakkanal
Forest officials have been directed to take immediate steps to capture and translocate two wild elephants in the Devikulam range, according to sources cited by The Hindu. Forest Minister Shibu Baby John reportedly acted after the elephants were considered an active threat to human lives.
Kerala’s Forest Department is preparing to capture two wild elephants from Chinnakkanal and move them elsewhere, according to sources cited by The Hindu. The sources said Forest Minister Shibu Baby John directed officials to take immediate steps to capture and translocate problematic elephants in the Devikulam range. The animals were described as posing an active threat to human lives.
The supplied material does not identify the elephants or describe any recent encounter involving them. It also does not state where they would be translocated or when the operation would begin. No details are provided about the number of forest officials involved, the equipment to be used or the arrangements planned for the elephants after capture.
The reported direction places the Forest Department under instruction to act quickly because of the stated risk to people. The available account does not include a response from residents, wildlife experts or other authorities, and gives no outcome for the proposed operation.
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