On receiving information that a 30-year-old female elephant was found dead in Nadupathi forest area, about 5 km away from the accident near the Walayar train track, the Forest Department visited the spot and recovered the body of the dead elephant.
Coimbatore: On October 14, a 20-year-old female elephant was reported to be killed when the Kanyakumari-Assam Express train collided with a herd of wild elephants trying to cross the railway tracks near Walayar, on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border. THe elephant's body was recovered by the Forest Department.
Since the train driver claimed that many elephants may have been injured, the Kerala Forest Department intensified the search in the forest area near the railway route for injured elephants. The Forest Department has now received information that a 30-year-old female elephant was found dead in the Nadupathi forest area, about 5 km away from the accident spot near Walayar.
Following this, the Forest Department visited the area and found serious injuries on the elephant's legs reportedly caused when the train collided. The injured elephant presumably walked away for a short distance and died. Following the autopsy of the elephant, it was buried in the same area.
Since it is feared that one more baby elephant may have been hit in the train collision, the Kerala Forest Department is conducting a massive search operation to locate and treat the elephant. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is also actively searching for the elephant since the accident site is on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border and the injured baby elephant may have entered the forest cover in the Tamil Nadu border.
Since the train driver claimed that many elephants may have been injured, the Kerala Forest Department intensified the search in the forest area near the railway route for injured elephants. The Forest Department has now received information that a 30-year-old female elephant was found dead in the Nadupathi forest area, about 5 km away from the accident spot near Walayar.
Following this, the Forest Department visited the area and found serious injuries on the elephant's legs reportedly caused when the train collided. The injured elephant presumably walked away for a short distance and died. Following the autopsy of the elephant, it was buried in the same area.
Since it is feared that one more baby elephant may have been hit in the train collision, the Kerala Forest Department is conducting a massive search operation to locate and treat the elephant. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department is also actively searching for the elephant since the accident site is on the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border and the injured baby elephant may have entered the forest cover in the Tamil Nadu border.