Elephant calf rescued in Kerala

KOCHI: An elephant calf, which accidentally fell into a 12-ft-deep well at
Manikandanchal near Kothamangalam in the early hours of Thursday, was
rescued by Kuttampuzha forest officials and residents.

The one-year-old elephant was rescued after a three-hour-long effort, said
a forest official.

"Though we were alerted by nearby residents, we could not reach the well
as the herd stood there till 8am. Later, when the herd moved to forest, we
dug one side of the well and created a sloppy path using a bulldozer and
the calf managed to come out around 11.30am. The calf, which suffered
minor injuries, was later sent back to the forest where it rejoined with the
herd," said Kuttampuzha forest range officer R Rajan.

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Elephant calf falls into trench, rescued

Coimbatore, Feb 9 (PTI): An elephant calf fell into a trench in the Mettupalayam Forest Range on the outskirts of the city and was rescued, forest officials said Saturday.

Hearing the trumpeting, the officials went to the spot, pulled the one-year-old elephant out of the trench and re-united the animal with its herd after a three-hour-long rescue effort.

The calf was moving with the herd when it fell into the pit and couldn’t come out while the rest of the herd managed to, the officials said.

The trench was created on the fringes of a farmland bordering the forest area, they said.

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