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Cage placed to trap leopard near Valparai
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The cage placed by the Forest Department to trap a leopard at Vazhaithottam at Valparai in Coimbatore district.
The Forest Department has placed a cage at a tea estate in Vazhaithottam near Valparai to trap a leopard which has been frequently entering the village at night.
The Department had received several complaints from residents of Vazhaithottam, mostly estate workers, about the movement of a leopard in the village at night.
Based on directions from S. Arockiaraj Xavier, Deputy Field Director of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and District Forest Officer of Pollachi Forest Division, 12 camera traps were placed at various places in the village a few days ago to monitor the leopard’s movement as per the protocols of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
‘Arisi Raja’ released from kraal, now a camp elephant
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Elephant ‘Arisi Raja’ being escorted out of the kraal at Varagaliar elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve at Topslip on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The elephant nicknamed ‘Arisi Raja’ which the Forest Department captured and kept in captivity at Varagaliar elephant camp of Anamalai Tiger Reserve at Topslip was released from the kraal (wooden enclosure) on Wednesday.
The elephant which earned nickname for its habit of raiding houses and shops for soft food, especially cooked rice or raw rice, was lodged in the kraal after tranquillising and capturing from Arthanaripalayam village near Pollachi on November 14, 2019.