It suffered from some internal debilitating ailment
A female wild elephant died at Hallimoyar, a village near Thengumorahaada in a far flung part of the Nilgiris bordering Erode, on Sunday.
According to sources, four nights ago people staying in the Hallimoyar temple had heard the loud trumpeting of an elephant and informed a local forest guard. Next morning, forest officials including anti-poaching watchers had found the elephant lying on the side of the Moyar River. The elephant was in agony and unable to eat.
Forest veterinarian N.S.Manoharan, who had examined the pachyderm aged about 20 years, found it to be extremely weak and suffering from some internal debilitating ailment. He declared that the chances of the animal surviving were very slim.
According to Range Officer, North Eastern Slopes, Vidhyadharan, efforts were made to revive it by offering glucose and tender coconut water. But the animal died on Sunday.
He said that a post-mortem examination would be conducted on Monday.
Wildlife enthusiast P.J.Vasanthan said that it was a lactating mother and part of a herd. It had been spotted feeding a calf a few days ago. Though it was young, its skin wrinkled due to illness.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/wild-elephant-dies-at-hallimoyar/article4426786.ece
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| The female wild elephant which died at Hallimoyar near Thengumorahaada, the Nilgiris, on Sunday. |
According to sources, four nights ago people staying in the Hallimoyar temple had heard the loud trumpeting of an elephant and informed a local forest guard. Next morning, forest officials including anti-poaching watchers had found the elephant lying on the side of the Moyar River. The elephant was in agony and unable to eat.
Forest veterinarian N.S.Manoharan, who had examined the pachyderm aged about 20 years, found it to be extremely weak and suffering from some internal debilitating ailment. He declared that the chances of the animal surviving were very slim.
According to Range Officer, North Eastern Slopes, Vidhyadharan, efforts were made to revive it by offering glucose and tender coconut water. But the animal died on Sunday.
He said that a post-mortem examination would be conducted on Monday.
Wildlife enthusiast P.J.Vasanthan said that it was a lactating mother and part of a herd. It had been spotted feeding a calf a few days ago. Though it was young, its skin wrinkled due to illness.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/wild-elephant-dies-at-hallimoyar/article4426786.ece
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