TN Forest Department plans to put Rivaldo in a kraal

With Forest Department attempting to once again capture Rivaldo, a wild elephant accustomed to living in close proximity to humans in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR), activists and conservationists have questioned the rationale behind the move stating the animal poses no significant threat to humans in the region. The forest officials confirmed that they were in the “advanced stages” of getting the approval of setting up a kraal (elephant shelter used to tame captive elephants) in Vazhaithottam in the MTR buffer zone for keeping it after capture.