The forest department officials recovered a 20-year-old female elephant that dies after suffering multiple injuries in a fight with a male elephant, in the Top Slip forest region in Pollachi
Pollachi: A 20-year-old female elephant dies after a fight with male elephant.
The forest officers were patrolling the Varagaliyar forest area under the Ulandy forest range in Anaimalai Tiger Reserve yesterday, 17th March, and found a female elephant in a feeble condition, stationed at a place unable to move.
Forest officials were informed about the elephant and monitored her. The forest department also tried treating the animal, but the elephant suddenly fainted. A closer look at the elephant revealed that she had suffered several injuries in a fight with a male elephant and the stab wounds made her weak, causing the death.
Following this, action has been taken to conduct a post mortem of the deceased elephant by the Forest Medical Team today.
The forest officers were patrolling the Varagaliyar forest area under the Ulandy forest range in Anaimalai Tiger Reserve yesterday, 17th March, and found a female elephant in a feeble condition, stationed at a place unable to move.
Forest officials were informed about the elephant and monitored her. The forest department also tried treating the animal, but the elephant suddenly fainted. A closer look at the elephant revealed that she had suffered several injuries in a fight with a male elephant and the stab wounds made her weak, causing the death.
Following this, action has been taken to conduct a post mortem of the deceased elephant by the Forest Medical Team today.