Another elephant dies in Rajaji Tiger Resrve — after falling from a cliff

An adult female elephant died in Rajaji Tiger Reserve early on Thursday allegedly after falling from a cliff, officials said.

The reserve staff, who termed the death natural, said they were alerted after hearing the constant screeches of the elephant’s two-and-a-half-year old calf. The calf had refused to move from the side of the dead elephant.

The reserve officials had use a net to trap the calf that was later transported to Chilla range where it would be put up with three other departmental calves. “The calf needs milk to survive.

It is not eating anything.

So, with the permission of the chief wildlife warden, we brought the calf to our shelter.

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