In 5 days, 3 elephants found dead in BRT reserve The Times of India August 31, 2024 Mysuru: In less than five days, three elephants were found dead inside the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve. The carcasses of two elephants were found in Bailuru area. Among the dead, two were tuskers while another was a cow elephant. Officials informed that all died of natural causes. According to the officials, on Aug 27, carcasses of two tuskers were found in two different areas of the tiger reserve located in Chamarajanagar district. The carcass of a 40-year-old tusker was recovered from the Betalakatte beat area. It was suspected that this tusker had died two weeks ago, and both tusks have been recovered from the carcass. The carcass of another tusker, 45-year-old, was found at Bailuru on the same day. Both tusks of the tusker were safe. The officials suspected that this tusker had died seven months ago. On Friday, the carcass of a cow elephant was found in Mavattur, Bailuru. The officials suspected that this elephant had died a week ago, and it was 60. The carcasses were disposed of after a postmortem. Officials made it clear that all these wild elephants died due to natural causes. Chamarajanagar chief conservator of forest Heeralal T, director of Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve Sripati BS visited the spot. Heeralal stated that all elephants had died of natural causes. "The gap between the death of two elephants at Mavattur is 7 to 8 months. These deaths are natural," he said. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/in-5-days-3-elephants-found-dead-in-brt-reserve/articleshow/112953060.cms