Baahubali eludes officials of Forest Dept. for second day
The Hindu
Efforts to tranquillise elephant will continue, says an officer
Efforts by the Forest Department to tranquillise and radio-collar the wild elephant, nicknamed Baahubali, near Mettupalayam did not yield results for the second day on Monday. The elephant, which remained in Sirumugai forest range limits, crossed the Kotagiri road on Sunday evening and entered the Mettupalayam forest range limits. Three teams of veterinarians, along with field staff of the department, stayed at different locations in the forest to prevent the elephant from moving uphill towards the Nilgiris via Kallar. Though one of the veterinarians fired a dart at the elephant, it did not hit the target due to obstructions caused by bushes.More Related News

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