Notorious killer elephant tracked again after fatal attacks in Chitwan
Chitwan, July 16 -- Wildlife authorities have located and fitted a satellite tracking collar on a notorious wild elephant responsible for at least 25 human deaths, days after it killed a woman and her young son in southern Nepal.
The wild bull elephant, known as 'Dhurbe', was found at around 10:30pm on Wednesday near the Sukhivhar post in the western sector of Chitwan National Park after a 10-day search.
Avinash Thapa Magar, the park's information officer and conservation officer, said the elephant was tranquilised using a dart before officials fitted it with a GPS-enabled satellite collar to monitor its movements. The team also trimmed its tusks as part of the operation.
The collar will allow park officials to track the elephant's loc...
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