A ‘rogue’ elephant named after deceased Al-Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden has finally been tracked down and caught after it trampled and
killed five people in a village rampage in India.
Sun (identity (a
‘rogue’ elephant
named after deceased Al-Qaeda leader Osama
bin Laden)
conjunct Mercury (dispositor
of G!kunll'homdima in Gemini)
sextile Arawn (Arawn, king of Ännwn,
was usually believed to have set the Cŵn Annwn loose to hunt mundane
creatures such as deer and elk)
opposite Mors-Somnus (sleep aids (two darts were fired by experts which had tranquilised the male elephant).
Officials confirmed Monday
that the menacing elephant, dubbed ‘Laden’ by locals, had been captured
by wildlife officers after a major search operation in the northeastern
state of Assam, AFP reports.Laden’
was tracked for days through forest land using drones and domesticated
elephants.
“Two darts were fired by experts which had tranquilised the
male elephant," a senior forestry official told the news agency.
"Now the work is on to shift the elephant to a forest where there is no human habitation nearby,” the expert said
'Laden' is seen walking inside Rongjuli forest range in Goalpara district
© AFP / Assam Forest Department
Officials
assured that the elephant’s welfare and the welfare of anyone living
nearby would be taken into account when deciding where to relocate the
animal after its 24-hour rampage through the Goalpara district which
left five people dead.
In 2006, authorities in India claimed to
have killed an elephant dubbed 'Laden,' but critics argued that it was
the wrong animal that was brought down.
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Source: rt.com
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