India captures rice-raiding elephant after 6 killed

Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant — dubbed Arikomban or “rice-tusker” — was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala. On Saturday, a team of 150 forest officials caught the […]

India captures rice-raiding elephant after 6 killed
Indian forest officials have tranquillised and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant — dubbed Arikomban or “rice-tusker” — was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala. On Saturday, a team of 150 forest officials caught the […]