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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Amrit Dhillon in Delhi

A team of vets, four ‘kumki’ and one tranquilliser dart: the plan to capture Kerala’s marauding elephant

Arikompan the elephant at the Periyakanal plantations in Idukki district on Thursday.
Arikompan the elephant at the Periyakanal plantations in Idukki district on Thursday. Photograph: PTI

The trail of destruction left by an elephant in Kerala could finally come to an end on Sunday as a crack team of experts plan to capture him.

The team of 71 vets, forest officers and field workers have identified a specific spot among the wooded hills in Idukki district where Arikompan – which means the Rice Tusker, because of his love for rice – comes every couple of days to cool off in water.

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