Daniel Sukumar Das News Today

Experts said that often the forest department jumps into an operation unprepared. “The department has recently gifted many young camp elephants to other states and has pressed retired elephants in elephant-capturing operations even in the past. No public consultations are done and unilateral decisions are being taken. Wildlife is not a commodity for exchange and capturing elephants is no way to resolve human-elephant conflict,” added Das.

The forest department can issue a non-bailable arrest warrant against persons responsible for the death of elephants