Chikkamagaluru, May 19 -- Despite opposition from environmentalists and animal rights activists, the Karnataka Forest Department has successfully carried out "Operation Gaur" in Chikkamagaluru on the evening of Monday, May 18, to control the increasing menace of wild gaurs that had created panic among farmers and local residents in the region.

In what is being described as the first such operation in South India, forest officials successfully captured one massive wild gaur out of the three animals that had been repeatedly straying into villages and agricultural lands, causing extensive crop damage and fear among people. The operation, which was conducted over the last two days, has drawn appreciation from local residents and farmers who ...