Mysuru: The grand plan of the Forest Department officials to shift six tamed elephants from Dubare and Mathigodu elephant camps in Kodagu to capture wild elephants at Chhattisgarh met with stiff opposition from one of the elephants. Probably, realising that he is being transported to an unfamiliar location, a male elephant jumped off the transport vehicle at Dubare Elephant Camp by breaking the chains and fled into the jungles.
Shocked by this sudden development, the Forest Department officials sent only five elephants and decided to retain the protesting elephant. As per the plan, six elephants — three from Dubare Elephant Camp and three from Mathigodu Elephant Camp — were to be sent to Chhattisgarh to capture wild elephants that are wreaking havoc there.
