The Forest Department is monitoring a wild elephant that is suspected to be roaming in distress in places near Thadagam in Coimbatore district.
On Sunday, the Department used a drone to track the male elephant in a reserve forest area of the Melmudi foothills.
The elephant was first spotted at Thiruvalluvar Nagar that falls under the Thadagam south beat of the Coimbatore forest range around 7 p.m. Friday. The border night patrol team (BNPT) of the Department rushed to the locality and followed it.
