Statesman News Service
August 31, 2007
RANIGANJ, Aug 30: Forest officers of Burdwan are determined to separate escapee Sabitri from her wild beau but are at a loss on when and how to do so. A bull elephant invaded a circus tent at Raniganj and left with four cows on Tuesday midnight.
According to senior forest executives, who are coordinating Sabitri’s “rescue,” jungle elephants do not move in the daytime while elephants who have been in human contact in circuses are afraid to move at night and hence they are at a loss to ascertain the timing of a raid to break up the pair in this “unique situation”.
Moreover, Sabitri, the cow elephant, is in heat. She is reluctant to be separated from her mate and the two were seen playing water games at the farm this morning.
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