COIMBATORE: The carcass of a 35-year-old female elephant was found in Bejaleti forest area in the Bhavani Sagar range of Sathyamangalam forests on Wednesday morning.
According to the autopsy report, the elephant died due to respiration related ailments, forest officials said. The body was detected by a patrolling party during its usual rounds in the interiors of Bhavani Sagar forest area.
Due to ailment, the elephant was unable to consume food for quite a long time and its condition worsened in the last few days, officials said. It may have died on Friday, Sathyamangalam DFO N Sathish said.
Elephant deaths in Erode district are on the rise. The total jumbo deaths in the district in the last 10 years is 298. Last week, carcasses of four elephants were found in three forest ranges in the district in a span of two days. A male elephant was found dead in Anthiyur forest area. Cause of death was the formation of worms in the liver. In Chennampatty forest range, two elephants died due to prolonged illness. A five-year-old female elephant was found dead in Kothamangalam forests, killed by a tiger. Last year, 23 elephants died in the district. There are about 1,200 elephants in the district's forest ranges.
According to the autopsy report, the elephant died due to respiration related ailments, forest officials said. The body was detected by a patrolling party during its usual rounds in the interiors of Bhavani Sagar forest area.
Due to ailment, the elephant was unable to consume food for quite a long time and its condition worsened in the last few days, officials said. It may have died on Friday, Sathyamangalam DFO N Sathish said.
Elephant deaths in Erode district are on the rise. The total jumbo deaths in the district in the last 10 years is 298. Last week, carcasses of four elephants were found in three forest ranges in the district in a span of two days. A male elephant was found dead in Anthiyur forest area. Cause of death was the formation of worms in the liver. In Chennampatty forest range, two elephants died due to prolonged illness. A five-year-old female elephant was found dead in Kothamangalam forests, killed by a tiger. Last year, 23 elephants died in the district. There are about 1,200 elephants in the district's forest ranges.
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