Karnataka to initiate action on SC’s electric fence removal order

BENGALURU: In the wake of the Supreme Court directing the removal of electric fences and barbed wires in critical elephant corridors of Karnataka, the state forest department will begin the process of survey and identification. They will then instruct DCFs to remove them immediately.

As per court directions, such installations put up by resort owners should be removed immediately as they can injure elephants and other wildlife. The next hearing for this matter is on November 27.Speaking to The New Indian Express, Chief Wildlife Warden C Jayaram said, “We will start identifying such installations by resorts. The local DCFs will be instructed to remove them immediately. We have to find the areas where there are such electric fences/barbed wires.”

Elephant corridors

The state forest department is in the process of securing some critical elephant corridors in the state by purchasing land from farmers. This is being done under the Right of Passage - National Elephant Corridors Project in collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India. The Doddasampige corridor connecting MM hills sanctuary with BRT tiger reserve has been secured with the purchase of 25 acres. The Forest Department will now proceed to secure the Mudahalli corridor, that is contiguous with Kerala, and the Chamrajanagar-Talamalai corridor, that is contiguous with Tamil Nadu.

To boost this project, the idea of private conservancies was rejected for securing corridors, Jayaram added. “In case farmers come together in a group and want to convert their lands, we could have broadened the corridor. However, some people have objected to this concept but they have not put forward definite reasons for opposing private conservancies and so this idea was mooted.”

Rising electrocution cases

In the last two years, Karnataka has witnessed many incidents where elephants/leopards/tigers were electrocuted by illegal electric fencing near the elephant corridors of Bandipur, MM Hills, BRT and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary. Since January 2017, 18 elephants/leopards/tigers have been electrocuted in Hassan, Chikkamagaluru, Chamrajnagara, Kodagu and other districts.

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Elephant Dies After Being Hit By Train

The passenger train from Palakkad town Tiruchirapalli (Train No. 56712) hit the 25-year old elephant at around 5mph early in the morning around 7 am, no injuries were reported by any passengers.

The poor animal finally succumbed to his injuries a few hours later.

The elephant's body was removed by railroad workers at around 12.15 PM.

The elephant was constantly seen on the tracks during the last two weeks after a herd of five wild elephants came down from the forests in search of fodder and water.

The elephants are attracted to a nearby rice paddy fields which were ripe for harvest, the elephants are known to feed on them during harvest season.

Reportedly, the embankments on either side of the tracks are steep and unfortunately, the wild elephants are then trapped on the tracks when they see an approaching train.


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Goods train hit a female elephant crossing the track

A 20 year old female elephant sustained leg injury when a coal laden train hit the right leg of the back side in the early hours on Saturday at Kaunriapal under Sadar range her.

The injured elephants was in the herd which was passing the track.She was the last elephant to pass the track when the train hit the animalAssistant conservator of forest JN Dash said the injured elephant was hit by the train at about 4 AM .The injured elephant was rushed to nearby forest through the NH 55 affecting the traffic for some time.".

Mr Das said that elephant is seemed to be in a good condition.She will be given pain killer on Saturday. "We have asked doctors from Nandankanan to treat the injured animal.

In another incident one elephant coming out of her herd killed a 50 year old woman in village Kaunriapala under Sadar range this morning. It occurred in early morning when the woman had a face off with the herd in the village side.

Irate villagers detained some forest officials demanding action by forest department to chase away the elephant from their area.They later released them after being assured of steps .

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The tragic lives of India's mistreated captive elephants

For more than a month, Rajeshwari, a 42-year-old temple elephant in India, lay desultorily on a patch of sand, her forelimb and femur broken and her body ravaged by sores.

An animal lover went to the court, seeking to put her down. The court said the pachyderm could be "euthanised" after the vets examined her. On Saturday afternoon, she died anyway.

Rajeshwari had led a hard life since she was sold to the temple in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in 1990. She would stand on stone floors for long hours to bless devotees and perform rituals like pouring or bringing water to the deities.

In 2004, she fell from an open truck on the way to a "rejuvenation" camp for captive elephants and broke her leg. She lived in pain ever since with a misshapen limb. Recently, she broke her femur when authorities used an earthmover to flip her and treat her. After that, say activists who visited the temple to check on her condition, the largely disabled pachyderm just wasted to death.

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10-year-old elephant to be trained as kumki

Giri, a 10-year-old male elephant became the latest to join the herd at the Theppakadu elephant camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Saturday. The elephant, which was found abandoned by its mother in the forests of Jawalgiri in Krishnagiri in 2010, was rescued and rehabilitated at the Arignar Anna Zoological Park (AAZP), and has grown up to be an extremely gentle and docile animal, forest department officials said. V.

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Saravanan, Deputy Director of MTR, said that since Giri, and another young elephant that was being brought up at the AAZP needed to be trained to become kumkis, Giri has been brought to Theppakadu while the other elephant has been taken to the Anaimalai Tiger Reserve (ATR). Healthy “The animal is very healthy and is coping with the move to Theppakadu very well.

As he was brought here during the summer, he will find it easier to adapt to the weather,” added Mr.

Saravanan. Forest department officials said that the male elephant, can expect to have a long life span in MTR, and stated that the animal was being kept at the Bombax Camp temporarily so officials can monitor its health before introducing it to the 22 other elephants, including a calf, kept at the Theppakadu elephant camp. Cheran and John Recently, two of the kumkis at Theppakadu – Cheran and John, were sent for kumki operations in Coimbatore, while another elephant, Sujay, was brought back to MTR after being injured by a wild elephant last February.

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Wounded elephant strays into village

KARWAR:An wounded elephant that strayed into Bisalakoppa in Sirsi taluk on Friday sent panic waves among the villagers.The elephant was seen hitting itself on trees and heap of mud. It did not attack the villagers or their properties. The residents informed the police and the forest department. Soon, the forest staff, police and doctors rushed to the village.

The forest staff are planning to shift the elephant to Sakrebailu elephant camp in Shivamogga district for treatment.The villagers suspect that the elephant, which is away from its herd, might have lost its eye sight. Hence, it is hitting itself on the trees and is not able to find the way to the forest.The doctors said the elephant has been suffering from an eye infection and there are three wounds on its body. Due to severe injuries, it’s not eating anything and behaving abnormally.

Sources in the Forest Department said the female elephant is 8-10-year-old. It might have sustained injuries after fight with other elephants in its group. It is suspected to have come from the forest in Yellapur.

Deputy conservator of forest (Sirsi) Sudarshan N D told Express that the elephant has been suffering from an eye infection. Hence, it is not in a position to recognise the objects.”We sent an email to the department requesting it to shift the elephant to Sakrebailu elephant camp, where it can be given treatment. After getting nod from the department, further action will be taken,” he added.

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20-year-old elephant found dead

Erode: A 20-year-old female elephant was found dead in an elephant proof trench near Sathyamangalam forest here on Monday evening.

According to forest officials, the elephant and its three-year-old calf were roaming at Pavalakkuttai village near Sathyamangalam forest. “They tried to enter into an agriculture field. But the mother elephant fell into the elephant proof trench, which was dug to prevent elephants from entering into human habitat, and sustained injuries. The elephant was already suffering from intestinal worms,” said a forest officer.

The farm owner, M Badrinath, 41, informed the forest department. “The elephant could not come out and died on the spot,” said the officer.

The carcass was taken out of the pit on Monday evening. But due to bad light, the postmortem was conducted only on Tuesday morning. The carcass was later buried inside the forest.

Meanwhile, when the carcass was brought up on Monday evening, the calf refused to move away from the mother and jabbed it with the trunk. The officials, at last, chased the calf away into the forest.

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Probe on into parading of injured elephant at Kakkanad

The Kerala Forest Department has launched a probe into the alleged parading of an injured elephant at a  at Kakkanad. Tusker Kuttisankaratemple festivaln, owned by a Thrissur native, had a deep wound on one of its hindlimbs while the animal was paraded at the Pattupurakkavu temple here on Friday.

The mahout, however, allegedly covered the wounds using charcoal. According to officials, the animal was weak and it even struggled to walk during the procession. On an alert by the volunteers of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a Forest Department team rushed to the spot and issued a warning against parading the sick elephant.

The official warning, however, was defied when the animal was paraded during the festival later on the same day. Preliminary investigations revealed that the elephant had been given a fitness certificate by a Kochi-based veterinary doctor.

“We have now directed the District Assistant Veterinary Officer to examine it again to ascertain how the animal was given a fitness certificate. Based on the finding, cases will be registered against those responsible for parading it in the temple festival,” said Anaz N A, Assistant Conservator, Social Forestry wing, Ernakulam. ‘No examination’ Meanwhile, the department has also approached the Kerala State Veterinary Council against the veterinary doctor who issued the fitness certificate to Kuttisankaran. In his letter, Mr.

Anaz noted that there was a trend of issuing fitness certificate to elephants without examining the animal at all. The letter highlights an incident in which the same doctor issued a fitness certificate to an elephant in Changanassery in January this year, allegedly without physically examining it. “The veterinarian concerned here was present at the Ernakulam Siva temple in the morning and at the Nadakkavu temple later in the evening on that particular date.

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Corbett search team fails to locate 'injured' elephant

Authorities of Corbett National Park conducted a search on Saturday for an “injured” elephant that was spotted in the park’s Jhirna range on Friday. They could not locate the elephant aged around 25-30 years within the park’s boundaries. The search was launched after a man posted a photo and video of the elephant on Facebook. A veterinary doctor was included in the search team to give immediate relief to the animal on being spotted. Apart from this, arrangements has been made for proper medical care of the animal, if it suffers from serious injury. “The elephant seems to have moved out of the Corbett National Park area and could have gone towards Amangarh.

However, the search is still on for sighting the animal and for providing it medical relief,” said Amit Verma, deputy director of Corbett National Park. He said the people who informed the forest department about the elephant, said it had a considerable limp suggesting that it was injured. It is being suspected that the elephant might have sustained injuries due to his leg banging on some object or on account of fight with a tiger..

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Death toll of elephants in Kodagu dist rises to five

Madikeri , Karnataka, Mar 18 (UNI) The death toll of elephants in Kodagu district has risen to five since the last three days with one more death reported in Rangasamudra.
Forest officials said that the 15-year-old female elephant, which was rescued on Thursday from a slush pond, succumbed to dehydration on Saturday night.


The elephant was rescued at Parlakoti village in Rangasamundra in a operation overseen by the Madikeri forest division.
Deputy Conservator of Forests Manjunath said that the doctors provided her with the best treatment but she died.”


Forest department authorities said that the elephant, which got stuck inside a pond plantation, ate nothing after it was pulled out. “It stopped eating, and drinking water from Thursday, and had injuries on its left leg.”


The officials carried out post-mortem and it was buried inside the Minukoli forest area. The body was earlier transported by a tractor, with the help of elephants.


In another incident, a 40-year-old male elephant found dead in the Srimangala Wildlife Range. The officials suspected that the elephant might have died two days back. Details of death will be known only after post-mortem.


The death of the young elephant comes close on the heels of the death of three others in Soorikadu village. On Thursday, Three elephants died – including a mother and its calf. While the mother elephant was 35, the calf was around five months old.


On the other hand, the death of five elephants in a span of three days has raised the hackles of environmentalists, who want the state government to roll out a concrete action plan to save wild elephants in the Western Ghats.


“In the past six months, there have been numerous incidents of wild elephants dying in Kodagu and Hassan.

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Speeding Train Plows Into Elephants in India, Killing 5 Animals

NEW DELHI — The night train to Silchar was moving fast — too fast, the authorities say.

As it chugged into a forested area of northeastern India on Saturday night, a group of villagers waved their flashlights frantically, urging the driver to slow down. He didn’t know why, but he soon found out.

Ahead in the darkness, a large herd of elephants was ambling across the railway tracks. When the train driver finally saw what was in front of him, he hit the emergency brake, railway officials said, but it was too late.

The 14-car passenger train plowed right into the herd. Two calves and two adult elephants were killed instantly, and an adult elephant that was badly injured died on Monday. Some local news reports said that several baby elephants had not even moved as the train approached, and that adult elephants had sought to protect them by surrounding them.

Indian forestry officials said the warnings had been ignored for a simple reason: The train was running 10 minutes late.

“The driver was trying to cover up the time,” said P. Sivakumar, a senior forestry officer in northern Assam, the state where the accident happened. The incident is now under investigation.


In some parts of India, especially in the northeast, it is quite common for elephants to pass through populated regions or to step across railway tracks — or even four-lane highways — in search of food. Many areas have been designated elephant corridors, where drivers are supposed to proceed with caution.

In the case over the weekend, the train operator was traveling above the speed limit of 30 kilometers, or about 20 miles, an hour, forestry officials said. Earlier in the day, the Forestry Department had sent several urgent notifications to railway operators that a large elephant herd was moving through the Habaipur area, about 250 kilometers north of Silchar, near India’s border with Bangladesh. The area is deep green on most maps, and a well-known refuge for elephants.

This episode is the latest in an unfortunate pattern. As recently as December, a train in Assam killed five adult elephants, including one that was pregnant.

But in India’s wildlife community, the latest accident seems to have reverberated more, adding to the sadness and outrage that has been building.

“The railways need to be held accountable,’’ said Prerna Singh Bindra, a conservationist and writer. “How come we have not learned our lessons?”

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Residents of Chitradurga wary as elephants attack two more people

Residents of Chitradurga district are on high alert once again after two people were attacked by stray elephants in Aytholli village in the last couple of days.

C Kaatappa was injured early on Wednesday morning and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital. While his condition remains serious, another resident, Ravi, who was attacked on Tuesday, was discharged from the hospital.

The two elephants, which have strayed from their herd, travelled from Challakere and were last seen in Papenahalli, said officials in the Forest Department. “We are doing nothing to harm the elephants. They are not destructive unless they are provoked. We have made announcements on radio and TV to alert residents. A team of officers has also gone to the villages where the elephants might appear and have advised people to remain vigilant,” said Chandrashekar Nayak, Deputy Conservator of Forests, Chitradurga district.

The Forest Department has sought the help of the local police to help secure the safety of residents. Police officials have been deployed in villages near Papenahalli, and will remain on high alert unless notified otherwise.

The incident comes just a few weeks after two youth were injured in Kallahatti village by reportedly the same elephants. Shafiullah and Sandeep, residents of the village, were attacked when they began throwing stones at the animals in the hope of driving them away.stra

“The problem arises when residents disturb the elephants by throwing stones at them or taking selfies with them. We have requested people to not disturb the animals,” said Nayak.

Mohan Kumar, a member of Osai Environmental Organisation, involved in wildlife conservation, noted that incidents of conflict between people and elephants are increasing. “Farmers who live on the fringes of forests should avoid confrontation with elephants …They don’t know how to handle situations where an elephant strays from its herd and comes to areas where people live. They should be made aware of ways to interact with stray elephants without hurting them,” he said.

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Injured elephant calf at ICU of CWRC

An elephant calf, which suddenly fell down into a narrow drain at Mikirjan in a tea garden at Behora near Kaziranga National Park and rescued by its own mother, is now under the treatment of Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) under Wildlife Trust of India at Borjuri here. According to Dr Samsul Haque, attending veterinarian, even though the elephant calf was initially rescued by the mother elephant, but later in the evening it again fell down, only to be rescued by local people.

By that time, the calf visibly became very weak and the CWRC was accordingly informed about it.

The calf was then immediately brought to the CWRC and put under ICU treatment, said Dr Haque. But now the calf is showing a sign of slight improvement although it is not out of danger.

While talking about the problems being faced by elephant calves in tea gardens because of the existence of drainage system at the very corridors of wild animals, Dr Navin Pandey from Corbett Foundation felt that there is a need for meaningful talks between the officials of tea gardens and Forest Department to find out a solution to minimise the tragedy. Dr Pandey added that often the calves suffered more in many of the cases and, in some cases, the nature of the injuries remained fatal. He said that already the elephant corridors in the nation remained very fragmented, therefore the Government must initiate steps to keep the existing elephant corridors intact even if these corridors were inside the tea estates.

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Elephant injured in landmine blast dies

The 20-year-old elephant was injured when a landmine planted under the ground went when the animal's front right leg fell on top of it two days ago near village Latu under Palamau Tiger Reserve buffer area.

The leg was severely damaged in the explosion and the elephant succumbed on Wednesday night, Palamau Tiger Reserve director M P Singh said. The forest department tried its best to provide adequate treatment to the injured pachyderm but in vain, he said.

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Injured elephant given treatment

A 40-year-old female elephant, ailing from injuries to its vulva and face, was treated for its injuries by the forest department staff in the Sigur River in the Singara Range of the Nilgiris North Division on Thursday.

Forest department officials said that the animal was found wandering in the Sigur River since Thursday and that treatment had been given for the last two days. Forest veterinarian E. Vijayaraghavan said that the animal had injuries to its face, eyes and vaginal regions, and maggots had also infested the injured animal.

Acting quickly, the forest department used darts to treat the animal with painkillers and antibiotics. “The animal is standing on its legs, but is refusing to take food. It is also cooperating with our efforts to treat it, so we have also given energy shots,” said Mr. Vijayaraghavan.

Forest department officials in the Nilgiris North Division said that a call would be taken whether to continue treatment to the animal on Friday.

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Wild elephant dies in Kerala’s Munnar after it is chased, attacked with earthmover

A wild elephant that entered a factory premises in Munnar, Kerala, was chased and attacked using an earthmover, leading to its death.

The tusker, Chillikkompan, as the local people affectionately call him, entered the premises of Kannan Devan Hill Plantations (KDHP) in Chenduvara, Munnar, on July 24. Enraged by the encroachment, the factory officials allegedly deputed some men with an earthmover to chase the animal away. The tusker tried to escape but was hammered on his tusk and head by the metal carrier.

The elephant stationed himself some 100 metres from the premises where it died on Tuesday, a day after it was injured.

Munnar is an ecologically sensitive area where man-animal conflicts are common. But the way a young tusker met its gory death has enraged wildlife enthusiasts and local people.

“There are several ways to chase an animal away. Elephants easily go away on bursting crackers or such noises. This was a deliberate act to kill him,” says Mohan Kumar, founder president, Munnar Environment and Wildlife Society (MEWS).

Sebinster Francis, a wildlife photographer and naturalist based in Munnar, involved with elephant projects, says he knew Chillikkompan for years. “It’s like losing a family member. Elephants are generally calm in nature unless in mast (heat) or provoked. They are intelligent and understanding too. Such a brutal end to a wonderful animal is unacceptable,” he says.

After the video of the incident was circulated widely through social media, forest department swung into action. “A criminal case has been filed against the factory and the driver of the earthmover has been arrested. We will probe and take action against other people involved in it too,” said KJ Varughese, principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife) & chief wildlife warden, Kerala. Post-mortem report confirmed internal injuries led to the tusker’s death.

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Injured elephant calf sees a mother in the mahout

It is almost a month since the 11-month-old elephant calf, that was rescued from Krishnagiri, was brought to the Theppakadu Elephant Camp in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). The calf, which is recuperating well from its injuries suffered at the hands of feral dogs, has formed an indomitable bond with its mahout, Bomman, and this is helping with its rehabilitation.

The calf, which had suffered injuries all over its body after it was abandoned by its herd in Denkanikottai, was raised by Mr. Bomman soon after it was found.

The mahout, who travelled to Krishnagiri and stayed with the animal for two months, takes care of the calf all through the day and the two have become inseparable.

“There is a huge difference in the animal from when I first saw it. It has gained weight and has become very active and playful,” he said and added that the calf has begun feeding well and has lost all signs of nervousness, which he first displayed when brought to Theppakadu.

The mahout stays with the animal all day and night, and lives in the krall where the calf is housed. Such is the attachment that the calf has with the mahout that he calls out to Mr. Bomman when he is not around, and apparently gets upset when left alone for too long by the mahout, who has become a sort of maternal figure for the animal.

“I cannot even go and eat out of his eyesight, or else he starts calling for me,” says Mr. Bomman and is confident that the animal will make a full recovery.

Deputy Director of MTR V.A. Saravanan said that the animal was showing encouraging signs of improvement, but added that the forest department would have to be vigilant till it becomes at least three years old.

Heaters have been fitted in the calf's enclosure to ensure that it doesn’t feel too cold.

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Elephant calf reunited with wild herd in India

A displaced female elephant calf was rescued near the Pagladiya River on the fringes of the Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD), Assam. The IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service team based out of Basbari, Manas National Park responded to the local forest department’s request for assistance. The following is a first-person account by Dr. Bhaskar Choudhury, WTI’s Head Veterinarian (Northeast), of the events that followed. --RGC

When the team reached the location along the Pagladiya River, we were able to conduct a preliminary physical examination of the elephant calf, which we estimated to be two to three months old. Fortunately, I found no discernible congenital deformity or serious injury. We provided oral rehydration salts to stabilise the calf. In conjunction with forest department staff we began investigating the presence of any nearby wild elephant herds. Being able to reunite a displaced elephant calf with her mother or natal herd is the ideal outcome of a rescue situation.

Local community members were of great help and soon located a family of three females and two calves across the river. The family tried to cross the river but could not negotiate the swift current, which was especially dangerous for the young calves. Meanwhile, the rescued calf was beginning to show signs of acute dehydration, so we administered a sedative and intravenous fluids.

As darkness set in, we drove out of the forest with the calf and encountered a herd of 20-odd elephants. One of the females charged at our vehicles. We decided to take a chance: I reversed the anaesthesia and removed the intravenous line, and helped the team unload the calf and guide her towards the herd.

With the headlights of our vehicles lighting the way, the calf walked about 20 metres before we cut the lights and reversed the vehicles. As the calf cried out, an adult elephant approached her and soon the rest of the herd followed. From a distance, we could soon hear rumbling and other vocalisations from the herd.

The sounds diminished as the herd and the calf disappeared into a thicket near the forest road. We waited at least an hour before we left the area. The next morning we returned to check for any signs of the herd – or the calf, in case she had been rejected.

One of the most encouraging parts of this incident was the demeanour of the local people. They are on the frontlines of human-elephant interaction, bearing crop losses, injuries and even the deaths of their kin. Despite any negative encounters, people all over Assam still worship elephants. Everyone prayed for the elephant calf to be reunited with her mother and it seems their prayers have in some way bore fruit.

Amidst the many upsetting scenarios and conflicts that a conservationist, and especially a wildlife veterinarian, must confront every day, this sort of community attitude provides fresh hope.

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ELEPHANT CALF BROUGHT TO MUDUMALAI FROM HOSUR

A male elephant calf, which was found abandoned in Hosur forest division a month ago, was brought to Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris for treatment on Monday.

The 8-month-old calf was found abandoned in Ayyur Thenkani Kottai range of forests in Hosur division a month ago. “It was slightly injured and underwent treatment in Hosur,” field director of MTR Srinivas R Reddy told TOI. Attempts by forest department officials to reunite the calf with its mother went futile, he revealed.

“A mahout from MTR was sent to Hosur division a few weeks ago so that the calf would get familiarised with him,” said Reddy.

The decision to bring the calf to Theppakadu elephant camp was taken at the official capacity of the chief wildlife warden. After a few months, it would be decided at higher level whether the calf should be retained at Mudumalai camp or to be sent to Vandalur Zoo, said Reddy. According to Dr E Vijayaraghavasn, forest veterinarian attached to MTR, the calf is doing fine.

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Elephant dies in M'bazar

A pet elephant, who suffered injuries in her waist seven days back, died at Bridge No. 5 of Moulvi-bazar Road in Sreemangal upazila on Friday morning.

Sirajul Islam, owner of the elephant, said a resident of Brahmanbaria district rented 'Rajlaxmi' several months back. On July 14, Sirajul brought Rajlaxmi back to Sreemangal. However, she received injuries in her waist while getting off a truck adjacent to Bridge  No. 5 of Moulvibazar Road.

Later, veterinary doctors  of Sreemangal Livestock Services Department gave treatment to Rajlaxmi in consultation with the doctors of Bangladesh National Zoo and Duluhazar Safari Park surgeon Dr Arifur Rahman.

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