Angul, Feb 22: The Odisha forest department conducted radio collaring of a wild elephant in Angul Forest Division on Wednesday to track its movement.
The tusker with bullet injuries was found in Chhendipada Jungle (Sapiosahi) of Chhendipada Range in Angul Forest Division on February 13. The forest department personnel managed to tranquilise it on February 17 and the elephant was undergoing treatment.
After the tusker started recovering, the forest department tagged a radio collar on the animal before its release in the forest to track its movement and health condition.
It will help track and monitor the movement of the elephant for its post-treatment observation as well as to monitor its behaviour, said PCCF Susanta Nanda.
The move will also help track the elephant in areas with human-elephant conflict, so that timely action can be taken to prevent any such conflict, he said.
