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How elephant Shankar was saved by a herd of elephants during a tracking operation in the Nilgiris
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Just as trackers closed in on the rogue elephant to fire a tranquiliser dart, a herd appeared from the forest to save him
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The search is on Tranquiliser kept ready; kumkis deployed at Pandalur M Sathyamoorthy
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Just as trackers closed in on the rogue elephant to fire a tranquiliser dart, a herd appeared from the forest to save him
Where is Shankar right now? What is going through his mind? Is he aware that his dramatic escape left a trail of confusion, and grudging admiration, in Gudalur in The Nilgiris? These are questions only the elephant himself can answer.
In parts of South India, herds of bison are coming out of forests to forage in farms
Gaurs are increasingly being found outside protected areas. Gaurs in a tea estate in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. | Abhishek N Chinnappa for Mongabay
It is not uncommon in India to see cattle grazing in farms and backyards, ruminating by the road, or even causing a minor inconvenience to vehicles. Replace cattle with herds of gaur (Indian bison) and you are likely to be in Coonoor, one of the taluks in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
In Coonoor and the neighbouring taluk of Kotagiri, gaurs come out of forests in herds and in many cases, graze, mate and sleep in the vast tea plantations. They are soon becoming a tourist attraction in these hill stations otherwise known for the scenic landscape of emerald tea plantations interspersed with forest patches.