Kerala Rogue Elephant

Captured wild elephant Arikomban was healthy and trying to integrate with other herds of pachyderms, the Tamil Nadu Forest department said on Sunday.

A rogue elephant, notorious for breaking into ration shops to steal rice and causing damage to human settlements in Chinnakanal and Santhanpara areas of this hill district, was tranquilised on Saturday after months of uncertainty and confusion.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal of the Kerala government against the high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant 'Arikkomban' to the Parambikulam tiger reserve in Palakkad district of the state.

Captured wild elephant Arikomban was healthy and trying to integrate with other herds of pachyderms, the Tamil Nadu Forest department said on Sunday.

A rogue elephant, notorious for breaking into ration shops to steal rice and causing damage to human settlements in Chinnakanal and Santhanpara areas of this hill district, was tranquilised on Saturday after months of uncertainty and confusion.

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal of the Kerala government against the high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant 'Arikkomban' to the Parambikulam tiger reserve in Palakkad district of the state.