In a major action, the elephant was caught because it had already killed several people in search of food. He can still live in freedom.
New Delhi. An animal known to be aggressive has been relocated to India after several fatal incidents involving wild elephants. He now lives in a tiger reserve and is doing well, Kerala State Forestry Minister AK Saseendran said today, according to The Times of India.
According to the Indian Express, 150 officials spent many hours catching the elephant. Last weekend, the wild elephant was finally knocked unconscious by arrows.
The inhabitants of the elephant house had been demanding their resettlement for several months, as reported by the local press agency PTI, among others. According to this, the animal would have entered the houses several times to look for rice. The Indian Express, citing officials, reported that there have been several fatal incidents involving elephants in the area and the one who was moved was one of them.
Initially, the local authorities wanted to capture the elephant and keep it in captivity in Kerala. However, animal rights activists blocked this plan in court. The keeping of animals in captivity is criticized, so elephant leaders are expected to beat the animals into accepting the dominance of humans.
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