Chennai Online
October 20, 2008
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 20 A female elephant's carcass has been found in the forest in Kurvanthavalam in Kollam district, Wildlife sources said.
The carcass was found by Forest Guards on the beat at Nagamala in Kuruvanthavalam area yesterday.
The Wildlife Department has ordered a post-mortem to ascertain the cause of the death.
Local people, however, said the elephant might have been electrocuted on coming to contact with electric fencing of a plantation in the area.
The elephant appears to be of 10 to 15 years of age.
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