2nd jumbo carcass found in Amangarh

BIJNOR: The discovery of an elephant carcass on Sunday just 45 days after another one was found in Amangarh Tiger Reserve
has sent shock waves among forest department officials here.

A probe has been ordered as the cause of death is not clear.

According to forest department sources, a patrol team found the carcass of a cow elephant with some injury marks.

Giving details, divisional forest officer M Semmaran said, " The carcass of a cow elephant, aged between 20 to 25 years,
seemed to be around five days old. There were several injury marks on the carcass." Semmaran said the cow elephant may
have been killed by a tusker during mating.

"However, we are probing all the angles. A post-mortem is underway and it will reveal cause of death," he added.

On August 29, the carcass of a 35-year-old tusker was found near Meerapur Maloni village located on UP-Uttarakhand border
in Amangarh Tiger Reserve.

It too bore injury marks. Some villagers had brought the matter to the attention of the forest authorities.

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