A day after an aggressive wild gaur killed two persons, an uneasy calm prevailed at Kanamala on Saturday as the authorities went back on their decision to kill the animal and tranquillise it instead.
In an order, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden has granted permission to ‘chemically immobilise the problematic animal under the supervision of the assistant veterinary officer in Kottayam and Thekkady and release the animal to deep forests by ensuring minimum trauma to it.’ The bison had gored to death two persons, identified as Purathel Chackochan, and Thomas Plavinamkuzhiyil on Friday.
“The chemical immobilisation and release of the gaur should be carried out under the supervision of the Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), High Range Circle, Kottayam , with the assistance of the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Kottayam,” it read.
