Drive against elephants in Pernem meets with success

Times of India
16 January 2009

MANDREM: The campaign launched in Pernem taluka by the Forest department officials and locals to drive away rampaging elephants coming from the neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka has met with success.

Strict vigil is also being maintained to prevent the tuskers from entering villages of Hasapur, Phakirpatto, Ibrampur and neighbouring areas in the taluka.

A couple of days back, the Forest department drove away a rampaging tusker towards Kas-Madura in Maharashtra. Range forest officer S R Prabhu said that in this operation, two 'Kunkee' trained elephants named 'Krishna' and 'Radha' played a major role in driving away the wild tusker, adding that locals and forest officials, under the guidance of deputy conservator of forest M K Shambhu are jointly keeping strict vigil. He also warned that there is a possibility of this lone tusker returning to play havoc.

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