The Chief Wildlife Warden's order said the animal should be identified, and then all possible efforts should be made to tranquilise it.
An Indian gaur. — bison. (Representational pic/Kerala Tourism)
As protests by the public and people’s representatives intensified in Kozhikode district over the death of a man in an attack by an Indian gaur, the Kerala government on Wednesday, 6 March, ordered that the animal be shot and killed if it cannot be tranquilised or captured. It also directed the entire operation to be photographed and videographed.