Bengaluru: In response to the recent surge in wild elephant movement in Dakshina Kannada district, Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre has approved the formation of a dedicated elephant task force consisting of 48 personnel to drive elephants back into forest areas.

The task force will be headed by the Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) of Mangaluru Division. It will include one Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), one veterinary officer, one Range Forest Officer, four Deputy Range Forest Officers, eight forest guards, and thirty-two outsourced frontline staff.

The elephant task force will patrol residential areas, farmlands, and plantations close to forest boundaries where wild elephants are sighted. In such cases, the team will act swiftly to drive the elephant

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