Poachers prosecuted in India

The forest department’s vigilance probe team at Athirapally Kerala, India, have obtained proof to establish that two elephants were poached, targeted for their tusks by ivory-seeking poachers. The probe team identified the carcass of two elephants on the Karimbani-Athirapally Range. Till now, 8 elephants were poached for their tusks.

The main accused in the elephant poaching case Eldhos, who is under custody of the Forest department, and Aandykunju were taken for evidence collection at Vaazhachal. The elephants have faced widespread poaching in recent years. The insatiable demand for ivory has led to the selective slaughter of tuskers in their prime and as a result the ratio of tuskers and females has fallen to an alarming low, swing to sky rocketing prices of ivory.