Forest department officials drove away a problematic tusker, known among residents as ‘Muttikomban’, to the forest from a human habitat at Panayamabam under the Kurichyad forest range in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary on April 10 (Wednesday).
The elephant triggered panic among residents at Valluvadi, Panayambam, and Vadakkanad after it strayed into human habitats. The animal also destroyed crops in the areas.
Though a team of Forest officials drove away the elephant into the forest at Kallurkunnu with the assistance of three trained elephants (Kumkis) of Muthanga elephant kraal on Tuesday evening, the animal appeared again in the morning.
