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Monday, August 06, 2018
Injured female elephant found dead at Tholampalayam
COIMBATORE: The injured five-year-old female elephant, which had been spotted near Periyanaickenpalayam a few days ago, was found dead at Tholampalayam on Wednesday.
“The elephant could have died on Tuesday night. It was found in the postmortem that two of the elephant’s teeth were broken. It might have struggled to take food,” said district forest officer D Venkatesh.
Forest officials had been tracking the elephant, whose carcass was found deep inside reserve forest, for about a week.
“We started monitoring the animal after we got information that the elephant had been standing frequently near a waterhole in Thadagam reserve forest. As we noticed its lower jaw had been dislocated, we brought a veterinarian to inspect the animal. Based on his suggestion, we were giving the elephant medicine-laced bananas,” said Venkatesh.
Earlier in the week, a ten-year-old male elephant was found dead near Burgur forest area near Anthiyur in Erode.
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Monday, July 30, 2018
Elephant found dead
A female wild elephant aged three years was found dead in a well at Kaithapara in the Thodupuzha range of the Kothamangalam forest divisionn on Sunday. The well had no protective wall. A nearby house was found damaged by the wild elephants.
The residents of the house were away in Ernakulam for medical treatment. It is suspected that two elephants intruded into the area and the female elephant accidentally fell into the well.
A post-mortem examination would be conducted on Monday, said Kothamangalam Divisional Forest Officer Unnikrishnan who reached the spot.
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The residents of the house were away in Ernakulam for medical treatment. It is suspected that two elephants intruded into the area and the female elephant accidentally fell into the well.
A post-mortem examination would be conducted on Monday, said Kothamangalam Divisional Forest Officer Unnikrishnan who reached the spot.
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Monday, November 06, 2017
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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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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Sunday, September 10, 2017
Elephant electrocuted in Jharkhand
A full grown tusker today died when it came in contact with a high tension live wire at Haildajuri village in East Singhbhum district, Forest officials said.
A herd of wild elephants were passing through under-construction canal when a tall pachyderm came in contact with a live high tension live wire and was electrocuted, said Divisional Forest Officer (Dalbhum), S Alam Ansari said.
Owing to dumping at the construction site, Ansari said the gap between the ground and high tension wire shortened, which led to the incident.
Following the post-mortem, he said forest department officials followed all standard operation procedure before the pachyderm was buried.
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A herd of wild elephants were passing through under-construction canal when a tall pachyderm came in contact with a live high tension live wire and was electrocuted, said Divisional Forest Officer (Dalbhum), S Alam Ansari said.
Owing to dumping at the construction site, Ansari said the gap between the ground and high tension wire shortened, which led to the incident.
Following the post-mortem, he said forest department officials followed all standard operation procedure before the pachyderm was buried.
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Elephant electrocuted by illegal electric fence
An adult male elephant was electrocuted when it came in contact with an illegal electric fencing erected around a farmland in Erathangal village on the periphery of Naickaneri reserve forest (RF) in on Saturday morning.
The incident came to light when the villagers of Erathangal spotted the lifeless body of the elephant. Damodaran, a villager, had taken the piece of land on lease and erected electric fencing to protect the crops from damage by animals such as wild boars. The connection to electrify the fencing was drawn from the supply for the motor pump.
The elephant, aged seven to eight years, had moved to Pernambut range from the Koundenya Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. It was electrocuted when it came in contact with the electric fencing around the field.
Following this, Dinkar Kumar, conservator of forests, vellore circle, Sumesh Soman, district forest officer, Vellore and Krishnamoorthy, forest range officer of Pernambut inspected the land and conducted an inquiry.
"The elephant comes under Schedule I of the Wildlife Act 1972. We have filed a case under the provisions of the Act and are on the lookout for Damodaran, who has fled after the incident," Mr. Soman said. A postmortem was performed by veterinarian at the spot.
He added that Pernambut range shares border with Andhra Pradesh, and there is frequent movement of elephants. "In Vellore district, Pernambut range is the only area where there is movement of elephants that comes from the sanctuary. As crops are being damaged by wild animals frequently, we are compensating farmers accordingly," he said.
Last year, the department disbursed compensation over Rs 9 lakh. Of this, more than 50% has been given to the farmers in Pernambut range, he said and added that around Rs 4 lakh disbursed to the farmers as compensation for the crop damage this year. Of these, Rs 2 lakh has been given to the farmers in Pernambut.
The incident came to light when the villagers of Erathangal spotted the lifeless body of the elephant. Damodaran, a villager, had taken the piece of land on lease and erected electric fencing to protect the crops from damage by animals such as wild boars. The connection to electrify the fencing was drawn from the supply for the motor pump.
The elephant, aged seven to eight years, had moved to Pernambut range from the Koundenya Wildlife Sanctuary in Andhra Pradesh. It was electrocuted when it came in contact with the electric fencing around the field.
Following this, Dinkar Kumar, conservator of forests, vellore circle, Sumesh Soman, district forest officer, Vellore and Krishnamoorthy, forest range officer of Pernambut inspected the land and conducted an inquiry.
"The elephant comes under Schedule I of the Wildlife Act 1972. We have filed a case under the provisions of the Act and are on the lookout for Damodaran, who has fled after the incident," Mr. Soman said. A postmortem was performed by veterinarian at the spot.
He added that Pernambut range shares border with Andhra Pradesh, and there is frequent movement of elephants. "In Vellore district, Pernambut range is the only area where there is movement of elephants that comes from the sanctuary. As crops are being damaged by wild animals frequently, we are compensating farmers accordingly," he said.
Last year, the department disbursed compensation over Rs 9 lakh. Of this, more than 50% has been given to the farmers in Pernambut range, he said and added that around Rs 4 lakh disbursed to the farmers as compensation for the crop damage this year. Of these, Rs 2 lakh has been given to the farmers in Pernambut.
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Saturday, August 19, 2017
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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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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Sunday, August 13, 2017
Carcass of elephant calf recovered from Bhavani river
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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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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Thursday, July 27, 2017
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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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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Monday, July 24, 2017
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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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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Sunday, July 09, 2017
50-yr-old elephant foud dead on banks of Bhavani river
A 50-year-old female elephant was found dead today on the banks of the Bhavani River in Mettupalayam in the district, two days after it was treated for fatigue.
Forest department officials found the female elephant lying in a fatigued condition in Koothamandi beat of Sirumugai forest near Mettupalayam two days ago.
As it was lying still, forest veterinarian Dr Manoharan provided treatment and administered iron tonic, glucose and other supplementary drugs,department sources said.
The elephant returned to near normalty, following which it was made to stand with the help of a crane and given fruits and medicines, they said.
After a few hours, it went to the jungle on its own and joined its herd yesterday evening.
However, the pachyderm was found dead near the river this morning, they said.
Veterinary doctors did a post-mortem and buried the carcass there, they said.
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Forest department officials found the female elephant lying in a fatigued condition in Koothamandi beat of Sirumugai forest near Mettupalayam two days ago.
As it was lying still, forest veterinarian Dr Manoharan provided treatment and administered iron tonic, glucose and other supplementary drugs,department sources said.
The elephant returned to near normalty, following which it was made to stand with the help of a crane and given fruits and medicines, they said.
After a few hours, it went to the jungle on its own and joined its herd yesterday evening.
However, the pachyderm was found dead near the river this morning, they said.
Veterinary doctors did a post-mortem and buried the carcass there, they said.
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Ailing elephant dies at Kaziranga
The ailing elephant, Rajdhan, which was lifted yesterday with the help of an excavator by a team of veterinary doctors from CWRC, Kaziranga, died at around 10:30 last night, informed one of the veterinary doctors, who was giving treatment to the ailing elephant since the last few days. He added that the elephant died of suspected food poisoning, which might have led to severe toxicity inside his body.
It is worth mentioning here that the elephant could be lifted yesterday from the spot in Panbari village after more than 12 days with the help of an excavator. Since there was no visible symptom of any kind of disease, veterinary experts believed that the elephant would soon be able to walk without any support and become normal. But unfortunately, it died yesterday due to severe toxicity. A final report will be available after the post-mortem is completed, said one of the veterinary doctors.
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It is worth mentioning here that the elephant could be lifted yesterday from the spot in Panbari village after more than 12 days with the help of an excavator. Since there was no visible symptom of any kind of disease, veterinary experts believed that the elephant would soon be able to walk without any support and become normal. But unfortunately, it died yesterday due to severe toxicity. A final report will be available after the post-mortem is completed, said one of the veterinary doctors.
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Electrocuted elephant with burn marks being dragged through West Bengal village will break your heart
In a disheartening incident, an elephant with burn marks was seen being dragged through a West Bengal village after it was electrocuted. The elephant which accidentally touched the electric fence around rice fields in Debi Simul village leading to death. Although forest officials tried to save the animal the elephant had died by then. As nothing else could lift an elephant a pickup truck lifted the body and dragged it through the lanes of the village. The body was then sent to postmortem to determine the exact cause of its death.
Daily Mail quoted Shri Haris, a senior forest official as saying, “There are no external injuries but we have seen some burn marks on the trunk. ‘The initial reports suggest that the elephant has died of electrocution but the exact cause of the death can be confirmed only after a postmortem.” A police complaint was filed against the owners of the land where the animal was found dead. As elephants have destroyed farms and harvest many farm owners placed illegal electric fencing by tapping electricity from cables to trap the animals.
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Daily Mail quoted Shri Haris, a senior forest official as saying, “There are no external injuries but we have seen some burn marks on the trunk. ‘The initial reports suggest that the elephant has died of electrocution but the exact cause of the death can be confirmed only after a postmortem.” A police complaint was filed against the owners of the land where the animal was found dead. As elephants have destroyed farms and harvest many farm owners placed illegal electric fencing by tapping electricity from cables to trap the animals.
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