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Arikomban’s translocations were met with protests from animal lovers, who alleged that both the Kerala and Tamil Nadu governments’ treatment of the animal was causing it mental and physical agony.
Wild elephant Arikomban was tranquilised and captured by the Tamil Nadu forest department, and left inside the forest.
Translocation is a measure routinely employed to resolve human-elephant interactions in India, but studies show it is not always successful, and relocated tuskers often attempt to return to their former turfs.