Source: TH
Context: A wild tusker named Arikompan was successfully translocated to an area near Seeniyaroda under the Mullakkudy forest section under the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Thekkady.
About Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR):
| Category | Information | |
| Location | Falls in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala (Western Ghats) | 
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| Formation | Declared a Sanctuary in 1950 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1978. | |
| Name | It gets its name from the River Periyar which has its origin inside the reserve | |
| Drainage | The major rivers through the reserve are Mullayar and Periyar | |
| Flora | The sanctuary comprises tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and grasslands. | |
| Fauna | Mammals: Tiger, Elephant, Lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri Tahr etc. Birds: Darters, Cormorants, Kingfishers, the great Malabar Hornbill and racket-tailed Drongos. Reptiles: Monitor Lizards, Python, King Cobra etc. | |
| Tribals | There are six tribal communities nestled inside the reserve such as Mannans, Paliyans, Malayarayans, Mala Pandarams, Uralis and Ulladans | |
