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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Elephant caught in forest dept’s power fencing electrocuted

Malappuram: At a time when the local people in Nilambur are intensifying their agitation demanding an electric fence to prevent wild animals from entering their farm lands, a 15-year-old cow elephant was electrocuted after coming into contact with an electric fencing in the region on Sunday night.

The incident occurred near the Padukka forest station in Moothedam panchayat. The forest authorities have registered a case and have started a detailed investigation.

Divisional forest officer of Nilambur (South) V P Sajikumar said the preliminary examination of the carcass shows that the death was due to electrocution. “There was a power fencing installed by forest authorities in the region and the animal was found trapped in its wires. We suspect that the animal was in contact with the wires for many hours and that led to the death,” he said, adding that only a detailed investigation will reveal the real reason for the death.

Hundreds of residents in the area, including tribes people in the forest bordering villages like Moothedam, Marutha and Edakara, have been spending sleepless nights for last some days with wild elephants moving into human habitations, mainly in search of jackfruits.

The herd of elephants which has already caused damage of acres of land is still wandering in the area. Fresh incidents of elephant attacks have been reported from Aranadam Padam, Unichantham, Maddalappara and Marutha areas. Plantains, arecanut trees and coconut trees were destroyed at Aranadam Padam when a tusker unleashed an attack on Saturday.


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Anthrax fear in elephant death

Keonjhar: The death of an adult female elephant, suspected to be caused by anthrax, at a forest-side village in the district has spread panic among local residents.

The carcass of the 20-year-old elephant was recovered from near Pitaspala village in Hadagada forest range on Thursday. Preliminary diagnosis by veterinary surgeons suggest that it was a case of anthrax.

As a precautionary measure, the forest department has undertaken a sensitisation drive and urged farmers to avoid using the spot from where the elephant's carcass was recovered.

"The villagers have been asked to stop grazing their cattle in the area for at least a week," said Anandpur forest division divisional forest officer Ajit Kumar Satpathy.

The forest department has started an immunisation drive to vaccinate domesticated animals in the village.

The animal was buried after applying chemicals for quick decay of the body.

"Cremation of the infected body was a better option to check the possible spread of the anthrax bacteria. However, going by local tradition, the forest department opted to bury it," Satpathy said.

"Anthrax is an air-borne disease. So, we are sensitising the people to prevent it from spreading," he said.

Howerver, the elephant was buried without a post-mortem examination. According to protocol of the animal resources department, there is no autopsy of animals that die from anthrax to prevent the spread of the bacteria.

Blood samples taken from the carcass's ear-tip were sent to the Animal Husbandry College of the Odisha University of Agriculture Technology for a pathological investigation.

"There were ample physical indications that led us to believe that the animal died of anthrax. There was nasal bleeding, which is indicative of anthrax infection. There were no other external injuries on the animal," the divisional forest officer said.

The village from where the death was reported is close to the elephants' habitation corridor.


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Elephant calf found dead in Andhiyur

Erode: A three-month-old female elephant calf was found dead in Thanakkumaduvu area in Andhiyur forest in Erode district on Thursday. Forest department officials and veterinary doctors confirmed that the calf died due to parasitic infection.
Andhiyur forest officials had spotted the carcass during a routine patrol. A team of veterinarians also arrived at the place after the officials informed them. However, they could not approach it as the mother elephant was guarding the carcass. They beat drums and blasted crackers to chase the mother away into the deep forest.

The veterinarians performed an autopsy on the spot and buried the carcass in the forest itself. “We suspect the calf was suffering from intestinal worms and thus stopped eating,” said a forest official. tnn

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Assam: Elephant carcass recovered from the Bijuli forest reserve

A trunk less carcass of an elephant was recovered from the Bijuli forest reserve in Morangi’s Golaghat district. Some elephant meat was also recovered from the spot.

The wild pachyderm died a natural death or killed by human beings. Locals have alleged that some miscreants must have killed the jumbo and prepared a bamboo said to dry the meat of killed pachyderm.

The locals also suspect that electric cutter was used to chop off the truck and the miscreants have also consumed the meat of it.

Though Forest Department officials have reached the spot, they are yet to share any details over the whole incident.However, the forest officials have confirmed that the elephant was killed few days back.

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Plastic Pollution Kills Elephant In India, Highlighting Extent Of Environmental Crisis

Did you know? Every year, humans throw away enough plastic to circle the globe four times. That’s a lot of waste, right? Unfortunately, much of that plastic makes its way to the oceans. There, it either contaminates waterways or chokes — and sometimes kills — wildlife.

The reality is a sad one. Unfortunately, little is being done to change it. Perhaps if people were informed about a recent development, one involving an elephant in Asia, they would take steps to reduce their use and dependence of the non-biodegradable substance.

In early January, a 20-year-old elephant was found approximately one kilometer away from a sewage treatment plant near Valiyanavattom, in India. The post-mortem examination of the carcass revealed that the pachyderm died after eating plastic. The tough material blocked its alimentary canal, resulting in internal bleeding and failure of the vital organs.



Though this is the first documented case of an elephant dying due to plastic ingestion since a ban of the material was passed in 2016, it is not uncommon for wildlife officials to find plastic in the mammals’ dung. This signifies that the crisis is worse than many imagined.

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Tusker dies of severe heat in MTR

A tusker was found dead at the Kargudi range of forests in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris on Thursday evening.
“The elephant was aged around 15 years and the carcass hadn’t any mark of external injury. We don’t suspect any foul play and it seems to be a case of natural death,” said Rajendran, forest range officer.

On Friday, government veterinarian Dr Prabhu performed the post-mortem on the spot in the presence of senior forest officials and members of NGOs.

According to the preliminary autopsy report, the jumbo died of severe heat prevailing in the forest and lack of fodder. In fact, MTR had been experiencing dry spell for the past two months.

“We have collected samples of vital organs for lab test. We have also removed the tusks, each 82cm long,” Rajendran said.

The carcass was left in the forest to decay naturally.



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Elephant carcass found near Corbett with tusk missing

An elephant carcass, slit to pieces, was found in Uttar Pradesh’s Badpur area, a km from Corbett Tiger Reserve boundary, two days ago.

Its tusks were missing. The reserve management has stepped up vigilance across the boundary after recovery of the carcass. According to reports, the incident was reported on March 24 when a forest patrolling team of the neighbouring state found the carcass. The area falls outside Corbett boundary.

But, people close to the matter said both the states should take responsibility. “The animal could possibly be from Corbett.

And it’s an incident that exposes the poor security measures on the border areas.

They (officers) claim that joint patrolling is conducted with UP staff, but it is eyewash.

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Elephant dies of lung infection

Udhagamandalam: A nine-year-old makna, a male elephant without tusks, was found dead in Singara range of forests in the Nilgiris on Thursday, allegedly due to lung infection.

The carcass of the elephant was found in a private land at Bokkapuram. “The carcass might be a day old,” said forest range officer Kanthan.

Government veterinarian attached to Gudalur taluk performed the postmortem operation and the preliminary autopsy report suggested that the animal had breathing difficulties as it had been suffering from lung infection. “Samples of vital organs have been collected for lab test,” the official said.

Later, the carcass was buried inside the forest area. TNN

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Male elephant found dead on patta land

A male elephant was found dead at Mathipalayam village in Madhukkarai range on a patta land. Forest department officials suspect it was electrocuted and are planning to book the owner of the land.

Locals residents, who found the carcass around 6am, had informed the forest officials. “We have begun investigations. Veterinary doctor Manoharan conducted a postmortem. We will take legal action based on the evidences,” conservator of Coimbatore circle S Ramasubramanian said.

The 20-year-old tusker was regularly seen in the area in the last three months and was a crop raider, department officials said.

Last year, five elephants, including two calves, had died of electrocution in Coimbatore region alone.


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Elephant dies of lung infection

A nine-year-old makna, a male elephant without tusks, was found dead in Singara range of forests in the Nilgiris on Thursday, allegedly due to lung infection.
The carcass of the elephant was found in a private land at Bokkapuram. “The carcass might be a day old,” said forest range officer Kanthan.

Government veterinarian attached to Gudalur taluk performed the postmortem operation and the preliminary autopsy report suggested that the animal had breathing difficulties as it had been suffering from lung infection. “Samples of vital organs have been collected for lab test,” the official said.

Later, the carcass was buried inside the forest area.

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Elephant calf dies of sunstroke

A carcass of an elephant calf aged about one and a half years was seized by Forest Department officials on Thursday in the Balikiari Reserve Forest under the Narasinghpur West Range after at least three days of its death.

Getting tips from the nearby villagers, the forest officials including Athagarh DFO Arun Kumar Swain and Range Officer Aviram Jena reached the spot, undertook an autopsy of jumbo calf and buried it there. Asked to Range Officer Jena regarding the cause of the animal’s death, he said that it was apprehended that it died of sunstroke as per the circumstantial evidences.


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Jumbo falls to death in ditch

An adult male elephant was found dead in a ditch near Rampur village adjoining Diju tea estate in Lakhimpur district of Assam on Wednesday morning.

A team of veterinary doctors rushed to the spot and examined the carcass. "No injury was found on the carcass. The cause of the death can be ascertained after we receive the forensic test report," a vet said.

"The elephant, aged around 28 years, was roaming in the area along with its herd for the past few days. The tea garden authorities had dug the ditch very deep where the animal fell at night. We heard a roar but we didn't come out of home," said Tapan Das, a resident of Rampur village.

The area surrounding Rampur village is an elephant corridor. An elephant was run over by a train there a few months ago.

Residents alleged that the forest beat office is situated nearby and even after noticing the ditch, the forest officials did not take any measure to prevent such incidents.

Forest department workers, police and locals buried the carcass near the village.

Over the past few days, large herds of elephants have been seen in the area. However, this is the first such incident in this elephant corridor.

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Two wild jumbos electrocuted in Assam

According to reports, local villagers had found the carcass of the elephants at Chamdhara village near Kaliabor.

A forest department official said that the cause of death is yet to be ascertained.

The forest official said that local villagers use electric wires at their paddy field to protect it from wild elephants.

The jumbos were out in search for food, where and it is possible they got electrocuted.

On November 13 last, two elephants died when they allegedly got electrocuted in upper Assam’s Sivsagar and Golaghat districts.

The countrywide elephant census conducted this year reported that, around 10,139 elephants have found in North East India.

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Jumbo carcass riddle

The carcass of an adult male wild elephant, with its tusks, trunk and tail chopped off and chunks of meat hacked off from the body, was found at Dolopa village, 37km from Assam's Sivasagar town, on Saturday.

Residents who found the carcass in the wee hours said the elephant could have been poisoned as it appeared to be healthy. They said the tusks, trunk and tail were missing and chunks of meat had been carved out of the body with a sharp weapon.

They, however, refused to speculate whether the animal was killed for alleged meat consumption though they admitted that some locals do consume elephant meat.

They said the elephant had strayed from its herd and was seen wandering in the area on Friday.

Forest officials rushed to the spot and collected samples from the carcass for investigation. They later buried the carcass in the adjoining field.

Divisional forest officer of Sivasagar forest division Bidya Bordoloi said they conducted post-mortem at the site but did not find any trace of poison. They have sent samples to the forensic lab and are expecting the report next week.

Bordoloi said the death was "mysterious", ruling out electrocution as well. Asked the reason for the animal's death, he said nothing could be said till they receive the forensic report.

Residents said elephants, revered as a religious and cultural icon in India, are regarded as enemies in the area as they regularly stomp into the villages, damage paddy fields and demolish houses. "Several incidents of attack on villagers have been reported too," a villager said. Because of the man-elephant conflict, locals at times take extreme measures such as poisoning jumbos, he added.

The area is frequented by wild elephants and several incidents of man-elephant conflict have been reported from there in the recent past. Several elephant carcasses have been recovered without the trunk or tail.

Though, elephants are hounded and killed when they wander into human settlements, damage crops and houses, they are also killed for ivory.

India has nearly 30,000 elephants in its forests and reserves and the animal enjoys the highest Schedule 1 species status under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. It is also declared endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Elephant meat is considered a delicacy in some Southeast Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam and in African nations like Cameroon and Congo.

The Indian elephant is native to India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Laos, China, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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Elephant drowns in Panna tiger reserve

A female elephant has drowned in Ken river in Panna National Park, leaving behind a mammoth puzzle for the park management because elephants are known to be strong, untiring swimmers.

Named Vindhya, the elephant was born in Panna Tiger Reserve in 2002. Its carcass was seen floating in Ken river on Saturday. It was brought to the shore, and foresters began one of their most interesting investigations ever.

"Prima facie, the cause of death appears to be drowning. After the carcass was fished out, an autopsy was conducted on the spot. We are awaiting the final report to ascertain exact cause of the death," director of Panna National Park, Vivek Jain, said.

Vindhya was one of three elephants used for patrolling the jungle. All three were kept at Peepertola, a jungle camp inside the park. They were fed and were freed to move around on September 9, Jain said. Around 3pm, two elephants were seen near the river but Vindhya was missing. Later in the evening, its carcass was found in the river.

The drowning is very mysterious because elephants are said to be good in water. Their big body provides flotation while the trunk acts like a snorkel. By moving all four legs like paddles, they swim quite fast. In July this year, an elephant was rescued by Sri Lankan Navy 15km into the deep ocean.

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Two elephants electrocuted

UDHAGAMANDALAM: Two elephants died of electrocution in the Gudalur range forests in the Nilgiris on Friday. According to district forest officer PK Dilip, a herd of seven elephants were roaming in Kothadipudi area near Devarshola in Gudalur range early Friday. "While the elephants were trying to grab leaves from an areca nut tree, the tree fell on a live-wire and it snapped. One male elephant and a female elephant were electrocuted. It was an unfortunate accident," he said.

While the male elephant was about 12 years old, the female was about 15-20 years old, the official said. Forest staff rushed to the spot after the incident was reported by the public. "We found a herd of five elephants. Later, they were chased away into the forest," he added.

A post-mortem was conducted at the spot and samples were collected for lab test. The carcasses were left in the forest area for natural decay. Meanwhile, wildlife activists said trees close to electric posts on forest boundaries should be identified and removed to avoid such accidents.

"In places like Nilgiris, soil is of very soft and earth is mostly wet. Tall trees with thin trunk have shallow roots compared to indigenous trees here," said an activist. "If the forest department removes such trees growing close to electric posts, it will be in the interest of both humans and wild animals, especially elephants," he further said.

A forest department staff said the department was vigilant about high-voltage live-wire fencing erected illegally close to forest boundaries.

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Carcass of elephant calf recovered from Bhavani river

COIMBATORE: Forest department officials recovered the carcass of a one-month-old male elephant from Bhavani River at Poochamarathur beat in Kobanari reserve forest coming under Karamadai forest range on Thursday. The calf was swept away in flash flood while crossing the river, department officials said.

A team of field staff, who were on routine rounds, had noticed the carcass. They alerted Karamadai forest range officer R Muthukrishnan, who rushed to the spot along with a team of field staff. Deputy director of forest veterinary NS Manoharan also reached the spot. A post-mortem was conducted at the spot and the carcass was cremated in the reserve forest area.

"Due to the southwest monsoon that began a few days ago, heavy rain is lashing the Western Ghats. Many rivers have heavy flows and flash floods. The elephant calf could not withstand the heavy flow in the Bhavani," said ranger Muthukrishnan.

Only the catchment area of Siruvani has received heavy rains, S Ramasubramanian, conservator of forest, Coimbatore circle, told TOI. "Many reserve forests in Coimbatore forest division did not get sufficient rain. However, elephant deaths due to starvation will come down due to the rain," he said.
Forest ranger officer from Boluvampatti forest range C Dineshkumar, said the department had imposed a ban on bathing at Kovai Courtallam for three days due to flash floods.

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Carcass of 10-year old elephant found in forests

A highly decomposed carcass of a male elephant was found in the forests of Sirumugal in the ditrict today.

The body of the elephant, aged about 12 years, was noticed by the forest department staff.
Non-availability of food and water was suspected to be the rason for the death, forest department sources said.

After postmortem, the elephant was buried in the forests, they said.

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Elephant Calf Found Dead

BERHAMPUR: An elephant calf was found dead near Karada forest in Kandhamal district on Thursday. The postmortem of the calf, aged less than a year, was done, a day after its death on Friday, as four elephants, including the mother, did not allow the forest officials to go to the spot.

“We waited the whole day but could not venture near the spot as the herd guarded the carcass,” said divisional forest officer (Phulbani) Prakash Chand Gogineni. Efforts of the forest staff to drive away the elephants from the spot also failed.

A group of tribals had informed the forest officials about the carcass. He said the exact cause of death could not be ascertained. There was no visible injury mark on the carcass.

“The reason of the death would be known only after we get the postmortem report,” said the DFO.

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