Elephant electrocuted to death in Tamil Nadu's Devarsholai
The New Indian Express
July 30, 2024
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/30/elephant-electrocuted-to-death-in-tamil-nadus-devarsholai
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A tusker was electrocuted to death at Machikolli near Devarsholai in
Gudalur in the early hours of Tuesday.
The animal was found electrocuted on the roadside leading to Machikolli
coming under the Gudalur Taluk. Based on the information from passersby,
the team of forest department officials have reached the spot and is
carrying out an investigation.
Initial investigation revealed that the animal came in contact with the
live wire when it was tasting the bark of an areca nut tree. Since the tree
was old and soaked in incessant rain, it fell over the overhead power
cable, killing the animal due to electrocution.
The exact age of the animal will be known after the postmortem, which will
be carried out by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, K Rajesh Kumar.
Sources said that the tusks of the animal are intact, and staff of the
Gudalur forest division posted near the animal to prevent the gathering of
people near the animal.
A total of 42 wild elephant deaths have been reported this year so far, of
which three were electrocution.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/30/elephant-electrocuted-to-death-in-tamil-nadus-devarsholai
Elephant electrocuted to death in Tamil Nadu's Devarsholai
The New Indian Express
July 30, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/30/elephant-electrocuted-to-death-in-tamil-nadus-devarsholai>
for photo.
A tusker was electrocuted to death at Machikolli near Devarsholai in
Gudalur in the early hours of Tuesday.
The animal was found electrocuted on the roadside leading to Machikolli
coming under the Gudalur Taluk. Based on the information from passersby,
the team of forest department officials have reached the spot and is
carrying out an investigation.
Initial investigation revealed that the animal came in contact with the
live wire when it was tasting the bark of an areca nut tree. Since the tree
was old and soaked in incessant rain, it fell over the overhead power
cable, killing the animal due to electrocution.
The exact age of the animal will be known after the postmortem, which will
be carried out by the Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, K Rajesh Kumar.
Sources said that the tusks of the animal are intact, and staff of the
Gudalur forest division posted near the animal to prevent the gathering of
people near the animal.
A total of 42 wild elephant deaths have been reported this year so far, of
which three were electrocution.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Jul/30/elephant-electrocuted-to-death-in-tamil-nadus-devarsholai