The Forest Department has successfully attached radio collars to two female elephants. While one collar was attached to one elephant around 5.30 p.m. near Magalu village on Wednesday, another pachyderm was successfully sedated and the collars put near Rajendrapura around 11.30 a.m. on Thursday.
The department has got permission to capture two tuskers.
“With the help of the radio collar, we have been able to track the movement of the elephant using a mobile application,” said Sivaram Babu, Deputy Conservator of Forests.
The officers began the operation early morning on Thursday and identified another female elephant. The staff succeeded in separating the animal with the help of tame elephants and tranquilised it.
Meanwhile, local people wanted officers to capture a problematic tusker spotted in the same locality. However, the officers stated that they would capture the animal later. “The elephant was in musth. We could not take up the operation. We will resume the operation tomorrow. We have to attach collars to two more elephants and capture two tuskers,” he said.
A team of three veterinarians, Mujeeb Rahman, Murali and Vinay, are assisting the officers in the operation.