Bengal forest officials concerned over mysterious death of elephants

Daily India
December 24, 2006
Baikunthapur (WB), Dec 24 (ANI): Forest officials in West Bengal on Sunday expressed concern over the rising number of elephant deaths in the region.
On Saturday, an elephant's body was found in the Baikunthapur forest of the Jalpaiguri district. The pachyderm is believed to have died under mysterious circumstances.
Though veterinary doctors are conducting forensic tests, the officials have refused to divulge any details till the post mortem report comes.
Meanwhile, the incident has added to the concerns of the forest officials, who have seen an alarming rise in the number of elephant deaths in the state of late.
The divisional forest officials in the state have set up committees to educate the locals residing near the forests, about measures to save the jumbo from becoming extinct.

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