Tusker loses battle, bleeds to death in Amangarh reserve (Bijnor)

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Tusker loses battle, bleeds to death in Amangarh reserve (Bijnor)
Harveer Dabas, Times of India
December 1, 2021

The silence of the night was suddenly shattered by angry trumpets of
elephants and they continued all night long in Amangarh Tiger Reserve
(ATR). When a foresters team ventured into the reserve on Monday morning,
they found a huge patch of what must have been a violent bloody battle that
left one bull elephant, about 40 years old, dead.

The carcass, lying in a six-foot-deep ditch, bore at least 50 deep gashes
and contusions. Blood was splattered all over the area,10 km from ATR’s
guest house inside the dense forest. Corbett National Park is about 1 km
from there.

Anil Kumar Patel, Bijnor DFO, was of the view that the battle could have
been between the elephants over dominance or over a mating issue.
“Sometimes, an elephant is killed by all members of the herd when it
troubles others and causes anarchy,” he added.

Patel said Moradabad’s forest conservator, Vijay Singh, inspected the
place. The post-mortem was conducted under the supervision of a team from
the Indian Veterinary Research Institute of Bareilly. It revealed excessive
bleeding as cause of death.

The tusker’s viscera was sent to Bareilly for testing. Its denture was
preserved while the rest of the carcass was buried, he added.

As per norms, the tusks are preserved till permission is granted to burn
and destroy them by the higher authorities. The tusks cannot be sold in the
market, forest department officials said.

The DFO claimed, “The dead elephant sustained many deep gashes and
contusions. After losing the battle, it may have tried to flee. That may
explain why it fell into a deep ditch and bled to death there.”

The forest staff has been put on alert as a herd was sighted near the
battle ground, said Patel.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/tusker-loses-battle-bleeds-to-death-in-amangarh-reserve/articleshow/88015772.cms

Amangarh, a buffer zone of Corbett Park in neighbouring Uttarakhand, is
home to at least 102 elephants. Elephant herds freelymove about between
Amangarh and Corbett as there is no natural barrier. The well maintained
waterholes and lush Rohini forests attract elephant herds to ATR.

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Tusker loses battle, bleeds to death in Amangarh reserve (Bijnor) Harveer Dabas, Times of India December 1, 2021 The silence of the night was suddenly shattered by angry trumpets of elephants and they continued all night long in Amangarh Tiger Reserve (ATR). When a foresters team ventured into the reserve on Monday morning, they found a huge patch of what must have been a violent bloody battle that left one bull elephant, about 40 years old, dead. The carcass, lying in a six-foot-deep ditch, bore at least 50 deep gashes and contusions. Blood was splattered all over the area,10 km from ATR’s guest house inside the dense forest. Corbett National Park is about 1 km from there. Anil Kumar Patel, Bijnor DFO, was of the view that the battle could have been between the elephants over dominance or over a mating issue. “Sometimes, an elephant is killed by all members of the herd when it troubles others and causes anarchy,” he added. Patel said Moradabad’s forest conservator, Vijay Singh, inspected the place. The post-mortem was conducted under the supervision of a team from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute of Bareilly. It revealed excessive bleeding as cause of death. The tusker’s viscera was sent to Bareilly for testing. Its denture was preserved while the rest of the carcass was buried, he added. As per norms, the tusks are preserved till permission is granted to burn and destroy them by the higher authorities. The tusks cannot be sold in the market, forest department officials said. The DFO claimed, “The dead elephant sustained many deep gashes and contusions. After losing the battle, it may have tried to flee. That may explain why it fell into a deep ditch and bled to death there.” The forest staff has been put on alert as a herd was sighted near the battle ground, said Patel. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/tusker-loses-battle-bleeds-to-death-in-amangarh-reserve/articleshow/88015772.cms Amangarh, a buffer zone of Corbett Park in neighbouring Uttarakhand, is home to at least 102 elephants. Elephant herds freelymove about between Amangarh and Corbett as there is no natural barrier. The well maintained waterholes and lush Rohini forests attract elephant herds to ATR. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/meerut/tusker-loses-battle-bleeds-to-death-in-amangarh-reserve/articleshow/88015772.cms