Arikomban (Wild Asian Elephant)
Arikomban (Wild Asian Elephant) Arikomban is a wild Asian Elephant from Kerala, India. The elephant is accused of raids on local shops for rice and in the process, damaging houses in the forest village area of kerala. The name Arikomban is a Malayalam word. Ari-meaning rice, and Komban-meaning Male Elephant (tusker) A wild elephant known as “Ari Komban” was found roaming in areas including Chinnaikanal and Santhamparai in Idukki district of Kerala. Ari Komban wild elephant entered the village and killed 8 villagers there. Crop lands were also damaged. First Arikomban mission In 2017, the Kerala Forest Department tried to capture Arikomban in Chinnakanal. The mission was led by Arun Zachariah along with four veterinarians, 100 forest personnel, and two trained elephants (Kumki elephants) in India.The forest personnel closely watched Arikomban for several days prior to initiating the first Arikomban mission in the upper Anaerangal forest region. Two tranquilizer shots were fir...