Elephant dies on farmer’s land (Coimbatore) Times of India September 9, 2021 A male elephant aged about 15 years died on Wednesday in Perinaickenpalayam range in the district due to illness, forest officials said. Forest officials said that they received an information that a male elephant was moving towards a patta land at Thirumalur near Palamalai forests in the morning. The elephant entered the land of a farmer identified as K Marammal, which was located about 700 metres from the reserve forest and was remaining stationary for a long time. When the forest officials visited the spot, they found that the elephant was unwell. Forest officials attempted to feed the elephant with fruits, but the jumbo was unable to eat them. Immediately, they informed a veterinary team. Veterinary doctor from Kovanur came to the place and administered treatment to help the elephant recover. “But the elephant did not respond to the treatment and died in the afternoon despite attempts to save the animal,” a forest officer said. He said that a postmortem would be conducted to find out the cause of death. The officer said that the elephant migratory season has begun and lot of elephants from Kerala were moving towards Karnataka via Perinaickenpalayam, Mettupalayam and Bhavanisagar. This elephant could be one of those that was migrating, he said. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/elephant-dies-on-farmers-land/articleshow/86050958.cms