Erode: Ammu, an elephant calf which was rescued after having been seperated from its mother at Sathyamangalam was brought to the Mudumalai elephant camp this morning. After a special pooja, the Forest Department received the calf.
Erode: Ammu, an elephant calf which was rescued after having been seperated from its mother at Sathyamangalam was brought to the Mudumalai elephant camp this morning. After a special pooja, the Forest Department received the calf.
The elephant calf was spotted after being separated from its mother on September 26 at Kadambur, near Sathyamangalam in Erode district. After the failed attempt to reunite the calf with its mother, the officials brought it to the Sathyamangalam forest veterinary clinic for care. The calf was then brought back to the wilderness to be reunited with its mother on October 4. This was strongly opposed by wildlife enthusiasts who were against a calf being sent back into the wild. However, the attempt to reunite the elephant calf with its mother by keeping it inside the forest for the past 20 days proved futile. Following this, on the directive of Forest Department officials, the elephant calf was transported from Sathyamangalam in the early hours of this morning in a Forest Department vehicle.
The calf was brought to the Mudumalai elephant camp at about 10.30 am. The Forest Department medical team cleaned the elephant calf with a disinfectant. Special poojas were done for the Kraal which had been kept ready, and later the Sathyamangalam Forest Department handed over the calf to the Mudumalai Forest Department. The calf was then sent to its Kraal but reportedly kept seeking the hunting guard who had cared for it in Sathyamanagalam. "The three hunting guards who had taken care of the elephant calf at Sathyamangalam will be with the calf for a few days," stated forest officials. "Mahout Bomman who is taking of the elephant calf Raghu, which was brought from Hosur will also take care of this elephant calf," they added.
The elephant calf was spotted after being separated from its mother on September 26 at Kadambur, near Sathyamangalam in Erode district. After the failed attempt to reunite the calf with its mother, the officials brought it to the Sathyamangalam forest veterinary clinic for care. The calf was then brought back to the wilderness to be reunited with its mother on October 4. This was strongly opposed by wildlife enthusiasts who were against a calf being sent back into the wild. However, the attempt to reunite the elephant calf with its mother by keeping it inside the forest for the past 20 days proved futile. Following this, on the directive of Forest Department officials, the elephant calf was transported from Sathyamangalam in the early hours of this morning in a Forest Department vehicle.
The calf was brought to the Mudumalai elephant camp at about 10.30 am. The Forest Department medical team cleaned the elephant calf with a disinfectant. Special poojas were done for the Kraal which had been kept ready, and later the Sathyamangalam Forest Department handed over the calf to the Mudumalai Forest Department. The calf was then sent to its Kraal but reportedly kept seeking the hunting guard who had cared for it in Sathyamanagalam. "The three hunting guards who had taken care of the elephant calf at Sathyamangalam will be with the calf for a few days," stated forest officials. "Mahout Bomman who is taking of the elephant calf Raghu, which was brought from Hosur will also take care of this elephant calf," they added.