The Forest department on Friday successfully translocated a Nilgiri tahr that attacked two forest watchers at the Palappetty Kudi tribal settlement, near Marayur, in Idukki. Officials said the animal was shifted to the Eravikulam National Park (ENP) in Munnar.
Munnar Wildlife Warden S.V. Vinod told The Hindu that the tahr was caught using a net and shifted to a cage. “In the absence of a proper road, the cage was carried over five km to Vannathurai and from there to Munnar by vehicle,” said Mr. Vinod.
“After inspection by a forest veterinary doctor, it was released to the core area of Anamudi under the ENP,” he said.
