Elephant dies of suspected anthrax in Bandipur The Times of India November 29, 2024 See link <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/tragic-death-of-female-elephant-from-suspected-anthrax-in-bandipur-reserve/articleshow/115817308.cms> for photo. Mysuru: A female elephant died due to suspected anthrax at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. According to forest department sources, the 30-year-old female elephant was found dead at Kundukere range in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The corpse of the elephant was burnt after a postmortem. The incident came to light during the regular patrolling of the forest department staff in the area. "It died due to suspected anthrax. We sent samples of its organs to Bengaluru for investigation and to confirm the cause of death," explained S Prabhakaran, director of the BTR. He also made it clear that no other elephants showed such symptoms till now. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/tragic-death-of-female-elephant-from-suspected-anthrax-in-bandipur-reserve/articleshow/115817308.cms