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One such conflict situation came to an end recently when forest officials in the southern state of Kerala tranquillized and relocated a wild tusker elephant nicknamed “rice-tusker” due to its inclination towards rice and grains. This elephant had been responsible for killing at least six people in the past.

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Interestingly, this was not the first time that the officials had tried to capture the elephant, but their attempts had failed previously. On this occasion, a team of 150 forest officials managed to take hold of the animal, using five tranquillizer shots, which the elephant resisted.

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