In Conversation: Noted Kerala vet Arun Zachariah who led ‘Mission Arikomban’ shares details & complexities of his job

In his 3 decade-long career, he captured and safely translocated 36 tigers, over hundred leopards and 63 wild elephants.

ByK A Shaji

Published May 23, 2023 | 3:06 PMUpdatedMay 23, 2023 | 3:06 PM

Kerala’s celebrated forest veterinarian Dr Arun Zachariah shares details of the famous ‘Mission Arikomban’ where a wild tusker was safely captured and relocated from human settlement in Kerala.

In his 3 decade-long career, Dr Zachariah has darted, captured and safely translocated 36 tigers, over hundred leopards and 63 wild elephants.