Wild tusker injured in fight with another jumbo, dies of starvation
DT Next
September 10, 2021
The elephant aged around 15 years was spotted at the foothills of Kovanur
in the Perianaickenpalayam Forest Range on Wednesday.
On information, the Forest Department staff rushed to the spot to drive it
back into the forest cover. However, the staff found the animal to be
acutely sick as it remained static and was unable to move. It was then
administered with medicine and fed with fruits, which the animal however,
was unable to consume. Then, the tusker died without responding to
treatment.
A post mortem was carried out on the animal on Thursday to ascertain the
reason behind its death. “The elephant had suffered a fracture in its lower
jaw during an attack by another tusker. Hence, the elephant was unable to
consume food and had starved to death,” said an official. Officials said
that the elephant had gone without food for more than a week rendering it
to go weak. The carcass of the animal has been buried after post mortem.
https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/09/10015108/1317156/Wild-tusker-injured-in-fight-with-another-jumbo-dies-.vpf
Wild tusker injured in fight with another jumbo, dies of starvation
DT Next
September 10, 2021
The elephant aged around 15 years was spotted at the foothills of Kovanur
in the Perianaickenpalayam Forest Range on Wednesday.
On information, the Forest Department staff rushed to the spot to drive it
back into the forest cover. However, the staff found the animal to be
acutely sick as it remained static and was unable to move. It was then
administered with medicine and fed with fruits, which the animal however,
was unable to consume. Then, the tusker died without responding to
treatment.
A post mortem was carried out on the animal on Thursday to ascertain the
reason behind its death. “The elephant had suffered a fracture in its lower
jaw during an attack by another tusker. Hence, the elephant was unable to
consume food and had starved to death,” said an official. Officials said
that the elephant had gone without food for more than a week rendering it
to go weak. The carcass of the animal has been buried after post mortem.
https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/09/10015108/1317156/Wild-tusker-injured-in-fight-with-another-jumbo-dies-.vpf