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Tribal man arrested for chasing wild elephant near Aliyar
Forest officials of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) arrested a 43-year-old tribal man on Friday for disturbing a wild elephant near Aliyar. The man, identified as K Mayavan, a daily wage labourer…
The Story in Brief
Forest officials of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) arrested a 43-year-old tribal man on Friday for disturbing a wild elephant near Aliyar. The man, identified as K Mayavan, a daily wage labourer from Chinnarpathi tribal settlement, was booked under the Wildlife Protection Act after a video of him threatening the grazing elephant went viral on social media.
The elephant gave a warning signal, but Mayavan kept approaching it despite pleas from locals and tourists. Officials found he had prior experience driving away elephants near his settlement. Pollachi Forest Range Officer F Abdulla said Mayavan was lucky to survive. He was produced before a magistrate and remanded in Coimbatore Central Prison.
The Indian Opinion
This arrest rightly treats a risky stunt as a crime, but it also exposes a deeper failure. People living on the edge of forests are routinely left to fend off elephants with no training or support, and the state only steps in after a video goes viral. The real test is whether the forest department will now train settlement residents in safe animal diversion. One arrest does not fix a conflict that is growing each year.
Source: newindianexpress.com
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