Karnataka forest officials save elephant trapped in barricade

Karnataka forest officials save elephant trapped in barricade

Bengaluru: A dramatic rescue operation by the Karnataka Forest Department saved a wild elephant trapped in a railway barricade while attempting to leave the forest near Arekoppa village in Kanakapura taluk. The elephant is believed to have ventured out of the Mugguru forest under the Cauvery Wildlife Division in search of food and water when it became stuck between iron posts installed as part of a railway safety barrier designed to prevent elep…