A tusker which was driven out from a herd found in the forest areas of Pernambut and Ambur strayed into the fields in Byrapalli and Mittalam villages.
These villages are situatedquite close to the forest areas in the Ambur range.
The elephant destroyed the mango crop of the farmers on Tuesday.
Cow elephants
According to forest department sources, a tusker is driven out by the cow elephants in a herd if it harms a pregnant cow elephant in the herd.
This tusker has been giving anxious moments to farmers in the villages bordering the forest areas stretching for a distance of nearly 18 km from Sarangal to Arangaldurgam.
The nuisance has been going on for the last one week and the tusker has caused heavy damage to the crops.
A forest team led by Rajkumar, Forest Range Officer, Ambur is currently engaged in the task of driving the tusker back into the forests.
The tusker strayed into the fields in Byrapalli and Mittalam villages
