Elephant Omkar a trunk's distance away from his mother?; Greens urge PM, CM to reunite mother and calf

Mumbai, Dec. 19 -- In a fresh twist to the unfolding saga of the much-tracked elephant Omkar, environmentalists and wildlife activists have urged the Maharashtra government to facilitate the animal's return to its mother, who is believed to be moving barely 18 km away in the Western Ghats.

Activists tracking elephant movement in the region said Omkar's mother, Gowri, along with four other elephants, was recently sighted in the Ghativde-Bambarde stretch of the Western Ghats, close to Ghotage village in Kudal taluka of Sindhudurg district.

Omkar was last seen in the same village earlier this week, raising hopes that the separated calf could be reunited with its family in the wild, wildlife activist Mandar Gawde said.

Meanwhile, the NatConn...