Jorhat: A two-year-old male elephant was electrocuted at Borkhelia village in the Meleng area in Jorhat district after it came in contact with an electric wire in a paddy field on Wednesday night.
Jorhat range officer Deepak Dutta said officials rushed to the spot after getting information about the incident, along with three veterinarians, carried out the post-mortem and cremated the jumbo on Thursday.
Dutta told The Telegraph that an inquiry was being conducted. The area surrounding Barkhelia village is an elephant corridor. The elephant had strayed from a 50-member herd that moves along the Brahmaputra, he added.
Wild elephants have been wreaking havoc at Barkhelia, Purani Meleng, Pakhimara, Amlokhisiga, Bezarsiga, Sumani chapori, Mala gaon, Dhekiahuwa and Dharigaon, in Jorhat district over the past few days.
Another wild elephant was electrocuted at Katanibari tea estate, Mariani, on August 25.
A forest official said, "A herd of 50 wild elephants has been creating havoc in Meleng and Janjinukh. The elephants come out from the sar areas in search of food."
A local resident, Uttam Sharma, said, "We have been passing sleepless nights for fear of elephant attacks."
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Friday, September 15, 2017
Elephant dies of electrocution in Jorhat district
Jorhat: An elephant was killed after it touched a high voltage power line inside Katonibari Tea Estate near Mariani Army Cantonment in Jorhat district of upper Assam on Friday a senior Forest department official said.
The elephant was part of a herd of pachyderms which had come out from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary last night. It got electrocuted after coming in contact with a 11,000 watt high voltage power line passing through the tea estate owned by Assam Tea Corporation Ltd, said Divisional Forest Officer, Jorhat, Sapon Saikia here.
The elephant was thrown to a distance of 200 metres and fell into into a deep gorge after it touched the high voltage power line, Saikia said.
An elephant corridor passes through the tea estate and generally the jumbos do not go towards the power line side after a similar accident happened a couple of years back, the DFO said.
The 27.8 sq km Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary is the home to over 50 wild elephants and other endangered species such as hoolock gibbon.
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The elephant was part of a herd of pachyderms which had come out from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary last night. It got electrocuted after coming in contact with a 11,000 watt high voltage power line passing through the tea estate owned by Assam Tea Corporation Ltd, said Divisional Forest Officer, Jorhat, Sapon Saikia here.
The elephant was thrown to a distance of 200 metres and fell into into a deep gorge after it touched the high voltage power line, Saikia said.
An elephant corridor passes through the tea estate and generally the jumbos do not go towards the power line side after a similar accident happened a couple of years back, the DFO said.
The 27.8 sq km Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary is the home to over 50 wild elephants and other endangered species such as hoolock gibbon.
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Elephant dies of electrocution in Jorhat district
The elephant was part of a herd of pachyderms which had come out from Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary last night. It got electrocuted after coming in contact with a 11,000 watt high voltage power line passing through the tea estate owned by Assam Tea Corporation Ltd, said Divisional Forest Officer, Jorhat, Sapon Saikia here.
The elephant was thrown to a distance of 200 metres and fell into into a deep gorge after it touched the high voltage power line, Saikia said.
An elephant corridor passes through the tea estate and generally the jumbos do not go towards the power line side after a similar accident happened a couple of years back, the DFO said.
The 27.8 sq km Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary is the home to over 50 wild elephants and other endangered species such as hoolock gibbon.
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The elephant was thrown to a distance of 200 metres and fell into into a deep gorge after it touched the high voltage power line, Saikia said.
An elephant corridor passes through the tea estate and generally the jumbos do not go towards the power line side after a similar accident happened a couple of years back, the DFO said.
The 27.8 sq km Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary is the home to over 50 wild elephants and other endangered species such as hoolock gibbon.
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Sunday, September 10, 2017
Apathy jolt kills tusker
An adult male elephant was electrocuted in the forests of Chakulia, 70km from here, in the small hours today apparently when he tried to cross a mound of soil dumped for a canal job under the Subernarekha Multipurpose Project.
Jamshedpur DFO Saba Alam Ahmed said the tragedy took place at Bera jungle between 3am and 4am when a herd of 19 elephants was ambling along the under-construction canal.
"The soil, dumped by a civil construction firm, was eight feet high. The mound reduced the gap between the ground and a high-tension overhead transmission line from 18 feet to 10 feet, which is why the tusker came in contact with the wire. An 11KV jolt killed him then and there," Ahmed, who inspected the spot, said.
The DFO said the canal work was part of the multi-crore Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP) and they would raise the issue with the department concerned.
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Jamshedpur DFO Saba Alam Ahmed said the tragedy took place at Bera jungle between 3am and 4am when a herd of 19 elephants was ambling along the under-construction canal.
"The soil, dumped by a civil construction firm, was eight feet high. The mound reduced the gap between the ground and a high-tension overhead transmission line from 18 feet to 10 feet, which is why the tusker came in contact with the wire. An 11KV jolt killed him then and there," Ahmed, who inspected the spot, said.
The DFO said the canal work was part of the multi-crore Subernarekha Multipurpose Project (SMP) and they would raise the issue with the department concerned.
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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, 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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