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Source: The post is based on the article “Efforts on to get satellite radio collar for ‘Arikompan’ before translocation” published in The Hindu on 8th April 2023
What is the News?
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court has ordered that the wild elephant Arikompan roaming at Santhanpara and Chinnakkanal in the Idukki district in Kerala be captured, radio-collared, and translocated to the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve.
What is Parambikulam Tiger Reserve?
Located in: Kerala
It lies in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills.
It was declared as a Tiger Reserve in 2009.
It is the home of four different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar settled in six colonies.
The reserve is also referred to as the “state capital for the massive gaur” by wildlife experts.
The reserve is credited with the first scientifically managed teak plantation in the world.
It also has the world’s largest and oldest teak tree named “Kannimara”, the tree is believed to be 350 years old.
