Rescued elephant calf killed while being united with mother in Karnataka
Pragna G R, The New Indian Express
November 30, 2021
A rescued elephant calf was killed while being united with its mother in
7th Hoskote near Kushalnagar. During late night hours on Monday, a wild
elephant was in labour and gave birth to a calf inside water stream in a
private estate.
The calf was in the water stream for a prolonged period and when the
residents observed this, they alerted the Kushalnagar division forest
department staff.
Kushalnagar RFO Annaya Kumar alongside other staff visited the spot and
observed that the calf was in danger as it was inside the water for too
long. Following this, the mother elephant was chased away by the forest
department and the calf was lifted from the water stream during morning
hours on Tuesday.
The calf was then kept inside the forest area and the mother elephant
traced the smell and returned to the calf.
“The mother elephant came near the calf alongside a herd of three young
elephants. It tried to lift the calf once. The calf was tired and when it
did not move, the mother elephant threw away the calf back into the water
stream,” shared Annaya.
He analyzed that the herd did not have a matriarch elephant and was a herd
of young elephants among which might have been a first-time mother.
The post mortem of the calf was conducted and it was later cremated inside
the forest.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/nov/30/rescued-elephant-calf-killed-while-being-united-withmother-in-karnataka-2389931.html
Rescued elephant calf killed while being united with mother in Karnataka
Pragna G R, The New Indian Express
November 30, 2021
A rescued elephant calf was killed while being united with its mother in
7th Hoskote near Kushalnagar. During late night hours on Monday, a wild
elephant was in labour and gave birth to a calf inside water stream in a
private estate.
The calf was in the water stream for a prolonged period and when the
residents observed this, they alerted the Kushalnagar division forest
department staff.
Kushalnagar RFO Annaya Kumar alongside other staff visited the spot and
observed that the calf was in danger as it was inside the water for too
long. Following this, the mother elephant was chased away by the forest
department and the calf was lifted from the water stream during morning
hours on Tuesday.
The calf was then kept inside the forest area and the mother elephant
traced the smell and returned to the calf.
“The mother elephant came near the calf alongside a herd of three young
elephants. It tried to lift the calf once. The calf was tired and when it
did not move, the mother elephant threw away the calf back into the water
stream,” shared Annaya.
He analyzed that the herd did not have a matriarch elephant and was a herd
of young elephants among which might have been a first-time mother.
The post mortem of the calf was conducted and it was later cremated inside
the forest.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2021/nov/30/rescued-elephant-calf-killed-while-being-united-withmother-in-karnataka-2389931.html