Efforts continue to reunite jumbo calf with herd
The New Indian Express
April 9, 2024
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Apr/10/efforts-continue-to-reunite-jumbo-calf-with-herd
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Coimbatore forest division officials are once again trying to reunite an
elephant calf with his mother at Periyanacieknpalayam range after an
earlier attempt failed.
On Saturday evening, forest staff along with elephant trackers from
Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) reunited the calf with his mother after a ten-
hour struggle at Puliyanthoppu Saragam in Naickenpalayam south beat. But
the calf was found abandoned on Sunday in Rayaruthupathi.
N Jayaraj, district forest officer, Coimbatore forest division, said, “We
are taking efforts continuously to reunite the calf with the herd. We do
not have any plan to bring it to the Kozhikamuthi camp. As per instruction
from forest veterinary officer A Sukumar, we are feeding the calf lactogen,
glucose and coconut water to keep him hydrated.”
Meanwhile, an eight year old male elephant that was treated a few days ago,
was found dead at Singara forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on
Monday evening. Post mortem examination was conducted in the presence of
members of NGO and MTR deputy director P Arunkumar, by Thepakadu veterinary
assistant surgeon K Rajesh Kumar.
“The animal was very weak and lacked nutrition due to summer. Moreover, his
internal organs had parasitic worms and a combination of these factors
might have caused the death,” an officer said.
The official said that after the treatment on April 5,the animal stood on
his own and went inside the forest in Masinagudi. Subsequently, the animal
moved inside Singara forest. It was found dead on a patta land by the
monitoring team on Monday evening.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Apr/10/efforts-continue-to-reunite-jumbo-calf-with-herd
Efforts continue to reunite jumbo calf with herd
The New Indian Express
April 9, 2024
See link
<https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Apr/10/efforts-continue-to-reunite-jumbo-calf-with-herd>
for photo.
Coimbatore forest division officials are once again trying to reunite an
elephant calf with his mother at Periyanacieknpalayam range after an
earlier attempt failed.
On Saturday evening, forest staff along with elephant trackers from
Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) reunited the calf with his mother after a ten-
hour struggle at Puliyanthoppu Saragam in Naickenpalayam south beat. But
the calf was found abandoned on Sunday in Rayaruthupathi.
N Jayaraj, district forest officer, Coimbatore forest division, said, “We
are taking efforts continuously to reunite the calf with the herd. We do
not have any plan to bring it to the Kozhikamuthi camp. As per instruction
from forest veterinary officer A Sukumar, we are feeding the calf lactogen,
glucose and coconut water to keep him hydrated.”
Meanwhile, an eight year old male elephant that was treated a few days ago,
was found dead at Singara forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on
Monday evening. Post mortem examination was conducted in the presence of
members of NGO and MTR deputy director P Arunkumar, by Thepakadu veterinary
assistant surgeon K Rajesh Kumar.
“The animal was very weak and lacked nutrition due to summer. Moreover, his
internal organs had parasitic worms and a combination of these factors
might have caused the death,” an officer said.
The official said that after the treatment on April 5,the animal stood on
his own and went inside the forest in Masinagudi. Subsequently, the animal
moved inside Singara forest. It was found dead on a patta land by the
monitoring team on Monday evening.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2024/Apr/10/efforts-continue-to-reunite-jumbo-calf-with-herd