Meet The Officers Who Helped Reunite Lost Baby Elephant With Mama In Tamil Nadu

In a bid to acknowledge the efforts of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials, IAS officer Supriya Sahu felicitated the field officers who reunited a lost baby elephant with its mother and herd at a tiger reserve. Sahu posted two videos on X (Formerly Twitter) on January 30. She congratulated the dedicated field staff of the Manampalli squad at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve for their dedicated service. Sahu expressed that she was proud to meet Manikandan, the officer who led the rescue mission in December 2023. The IAS officer also appreciated Prabhakaran, an anti-poaching watcher, who had taken the viral photograph of the baby elephant with its mother.

“I am truly honoured to meet and present a token of our appreciation to our dedicated and deeply committed field staff of the Manampalli squad at the Anamalai Tiger Reserve. Proud to meet Manikandan, the Range officer who led the effort to reunite the lost baby elephant with the mother in December 2023,” reads the caption of IAS Supriya Sahu’s post. Squad members Vinod, John, Christopher, Viji Mohan played a critical role in this rescue mission. “Kudos to the entire team led by DD Bhargava Teja and FD Ramasubramaniam. Thank you and well done team,” she added.

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In December 2023, forest officials in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu’s Pollachi spotted a baby elephant searching for its mother in the wildlife reserve. With the help of drones and forest watchers, the herd was located, and the calf was safely reunited with its mother.

Earlier this month, Supriya Sahu dropped a cheering snap that captured a rescued elephant calf napping with her mother after being reunited. The drone photo captured the tiny calf tucked under the trunk of her mother as the duo took the afternoon nap. While sharing this photo, Sahu wrote, “When a picture is worth a million words, the rescued baby elephant after uniting with the mother takes an afternoon nap in her mother’s comforting arms before moving again with the big herd. Picture was taken by Forest field staff somewhere in Anamalai Tiger reserve who are keeping a watch to ensure their safety TN Forest Dept.”