Elephant calf's reunion with its mother soon at Orissa sanctuary

By Sarada Lahangir, Daily India

May 7, 2007

Bhubaneswar, May 7: The Chandaka Elephant Sanctuary in Orissa is eagerly awaiting the reunion of an elephant calf with its mother, week after its separation from the group.

The seven-month-old calf was reportedly abandoned by its mother at a duck breeding centre near Ghatikia on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.

As a herd of elephants sneaked into an agricultural university compound, the calf fell into a shallow well and injured itself. Forest rangers rescued the isolated elephant calf.

These elephants herd had reportedly come from the sanctuary.

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