Monday, October 29, 2007

State elephant expert roped in by AP Govt

The Assam Tribune
October 27, 2007

GUWAHATI, Oct 27 – State’s elephant expert Bijoyananda Chowdhury has been engaged by the Andhra Pradesh Government in chasing back a marauding herd of nine female elephants which has been attacking people and destroying property in the South Indian State, to its Orissa habitat. The herd, which has entered Andhra Pradesh from the Lakhari Wildlife Sanctuary of Orissa, has already killed seven persons in Orissa and ten in Andhra Pradesh. At present, it is taking shelter at Parbatipuram in Vijaynagaram district of the South Indian state.

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