Nepal

The Chitwan National Park (CNP) has administered a sedative to Govinde, a wild elephant in the western area of Chitwan. A CNP team used the drug to 'calm down' the tusker after it killed a woman in Meghauli area. 8

CNP's information officer Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said a technical team deputed by the park office for camera-trapping in the area since December 18 administered the sedative to the elephant. The elephant has been injected with a tranquilizer over concern that it may leave the park and harm people.

"Govinde is not of the aggressive type, but still we have administered the sedative, in case it strays out of the park and starts attacking people," he said, adding that Govinde was calm now. 

The technical team that remained in the area till January 4 had suspected the presence of an injured tiger there. Four pairs of cameras were used for the identification of the injured tiger and the proper management of the elephant. The team darted the pachyderm with a tranquilizer. The tiger, however, was not spotted in the area, Tiwari said.

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