Forest Dept. to construct temporary kraal for Rivaldo in MTR buffer zone
The Forest Department will construct a temporary kraal (elephant enclosure) in Mavanallah in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) to contain the elephant, Rivaldo, and train it to become a captive elephant.
Forest officials said as there were plans to bring the two elephants – Rivaldo and Shankar – to Theppakadu and there was only one kraal, it had been decided to build a temporary kraal in Mavanallah, which was the 40-year-old Rivaldo’s habitat.
“We will build the kraal in the coming days, and we expect that Rivaldo will need to be tamed for a month as he is already a very docile animal. After he is trained, we can bring him to the Theppakadu Elephant Camp where he can be kept as a captive elephant,” said K.K. Kaushal, Field Director, MTR.
Rivaldo was tracked down after he gave the slip to the forest staff on Thursday. However, efforts to capture him would be made only after the…