Kerala Forest Department started anti- poaching patrol among the thick forest of Kerala-Tamil nadu border according to the information from the Thamil Nadu authorities about the poaching in this area. The team consists of 3 elephants their mahouts and forest officials. The elephants belong to the Forest Department of Kerala.
According to them elephant patrolling has many advantages.
- We can travel through thick forests
- Elephant riding provides better surveillance
- Protection from wild animals
They spend three days at a stretch which gave a close look of the activities inside the forest area.
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