Kantamal: A wild tusker was caught after tireless efforts of the Kantamal Forest Department, on Thursday evening at around 8 pm, in Boudh.
According to the report, the tusker had been causing havoc for the last 4-5 days in Udepur village under the Kantamal forest range. The elephant had been entering into houses, breaking doors, destroying paddy & rice stocks, and damaging crops in the paddy fields.
The forest department team, led by DFO Debapriya Kampa, managed to capture the tusker after a tough ordeal.
The elephant has been tied to a tree with an iron chain and will be sent to Nandankanan or another location tomorrow, and according to the DFO.
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