Two elephants found dead in Kumaon

Two elephants were found dead by patrolling teams in Terai-Central division and Haldwani divisions. The cause of the death of the pachyderms is yet to be determined. While a female elephant was found dead in Terai-Central division, a male pachyderm was found dead in Haldwani forest division. No signs of struggle with another animal were found.

“We are investigating the deaths of the animals. Post-mortem is underway to determine the cause of death,” said Parag Madhukar Dhakate, conservator of forests, Western Circle, Kumaon.

Last month, in the countrywide census of elephants, Uttarakhand ranked sixth with a population of 1,839 elephants. In Uttarakhand, elephants are found in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Corbett Tiger Reserve, Western Circle and Lansdowne forest division.

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