Two wild elephants radio collared in Hassan district

Hassan, Karnataka, Nov 2 (UNI) In order to monitor the movement of wild elephants in Hassan
district the forest department has radio collared for two female elephants during the last 24
hours.

Forest officials said an elephant was radio collared near Magalu village and the other pachyderm
was successfully sedated and the collars were put on it near Rajendrapura last evening.

The department has also got permission to capture two tuskers.

“With the help of the radio collar, we have been able to track the movement of the elephant
herds using a mobile application,” said Sivaram Babu, Deputy Conservator of Forests.

The officers began the operation 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 ‘must’. 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.
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