Udhagamandalam: Two days after Vazhaithottam residents petitioned forest minister K Ramachandran about illegal feeding of wild elephants in the area, the forest department on Friday warned of strict action against the people doing so.
To spread awareness on the same, the forest department has stuck notices at Vazhaithottam area stating that teasing or feeding the wild elephants or other animals or attracting them with food items were punishable offences under the Wildlife Protection Act. It also warned of stringent action against the people indulging in such activities.
The notice was issued by the deputy director of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve-buffer zone. When the forest minister visited Vazhaithottam area on Wednesday to inspect tusker ‘Rivaldo’, which was kept in a kraal for treatment, the local residents had complained that a few miscreants in the area were feeding wild elephants and trying to domesticate them.
Permanent avenues will be set up to resolve forest land issues, says A.K. Saseendran
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