ANEC serves legal notice over ‘Operation Kannur Makhna’
Trust seeks statutory, judicial, veterinary and scientific scrutiny of ‘Operation Kannur Makhna’ and urges the authorities to ensure all legal safeguards before any irreversible intervention
The Animal and Nature Ethics Community (ANEC) Trust has issued a legal notice under Section 55(c) of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, to the Kerala Forest and Wildlife authorities regarding the proposed capture of elephant Kannur Makhna-1 (KM-1). ANEC has demanded immediate scrutiny and urged authorities not to undertake any irreversible intervention unless all prescribed safeguards are met.
Concerns have been raised over the deployment of trained Kumki elephants Vikram and Bharath, efforts to locate and flush KM-1, and the potential construction of a kraal at Muthanga for the captured elephant.
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