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Translocate wild elephants or we will shoot them down: Farmers
- | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018
It is the responsibility of the collectorate and the forest department to remove the elephants from the valley, they said.“It has been two weeks since the forest department promised to translocate the two elephants. “Even with the kumkis in their midst, the wild elephants entered the villages. “A forest department official reportedly threatened to kill the protesting farmers. We want Desai’s report to be released by the forest department, so that we can take the next step,” the union leader said.The kumki (tamed) elephants deployed at Thadagam to ward off wild elephants have been unsuccessful so far, the protesters said. Coimbatore: Take measures to curtail the wild elephant menace or we will shoot the animals down, a group of farmers told government officials in no uncertain terms on Monday.“We want the elephants out of the area.
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