After remedy by vets, ailing tusker discovered useless in Masinakathi forest
By Express News Service
BARIPADA: Within 24 hours of being handled by veterinarians, the ailing tusker was discovered useless in Masinakathi forest underneath Betnoti vary inside Baripada territorial division on Monday. The 35-year-old male elephant had suffered a deep wound on its left leg after being entangled in a plastic rope. The wound turned severely contaminated because it remained untreated for lengthy.
After recognizing the injured tusker 4 days again, forest personnel intently monitored the pachyderm’s motion because it roamed in Dumapada, Khadisole, Kanchannagar, Masinakathi and Tungadhua reserved forests underneath Betnoti vary.
On Sunday, a veterinary crew from Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) together with consultants from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar began treating the elephant’s contaminated wound. Divisional forest officer (DFO) Santosh Joshi mentioned the veterinary crew led by Dr Indramani Nath of OUAT carried out surgical procedure on the tusker’s wounded leg after tranquilising it inside Masinakathi reserve forest. However, the elephant died early on Monday.
Another veterinary crew from Betnoti and STR carried out post-mortem on the carcass in presence of forest officers. Besides, samples had been collected and will likely be despatched for testing. “We believe the tusker died due to severe infection of its wound. However, the postmortem report will confirm the exact cause of death,” Joshi mentioned.
The DFO additional mentioned it’s being suspected that whereas roaming in Rasgobindpur and Betnoti ranges two months again, the tusker may need received entangled within the plastic rope utilized by locals to tie cattle to timber.
In the final couple of months, two elephant calves and a wild tusker have died in Baripada territorial forest division.
BARIPADA: Within 24 hours of being handled by veterinarians, the ailing tusker was discovered useless in Masinakathi forest underneath Betnoti vary inside Baripada territorial division on Monday. The 35-year-old male elephant had suffered a deep wound on its left leg after being entangled in a plastic rope. The wound turned severely contaminated because it remained untreated for lengthy.
After recognizing the injured tusker 4 days again, forest personnel intently monitored the pachyderm’s motion because it roamed in Dumapada, Khadisole, Kanchannagar, Masinakathi and Tungadhua reserved forests underneath Betnoti vary.
On Sunday, a veterinary crew from Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) together with consultants from Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar began treating the elephant’s contaminated wound. Divisional forest officer (DFO) Santosh Joshi mentioned the veterinary crew led by Dr Indramani Nath of OUAT carried out surgical procedure on the tusker’s wounded leg after tranquilising it inside Masinakathi reserve forest. However, the elephant died early on Monday.
Another veterinary crew from Betnoti and STR carried out post-mortem on the carcass in presence of forest officers. Besides, samples had been collected and will likely be despatched for testing. “We believe the tusker died due to severe infection of its wound. However, the postmortem report will confirm the exact cause of death,” Joshi mentioned.
The DFO additional mentioned it’s being suspected that whereas roaming in Rasgobindpur and Betnoti ranges two months again, the tusker may need received entangled within the plastic rope utilized by locals to tie cattle to timber.
In the final couple of months, two elephant calves and a wild tusker have died in Baripada territorial forest division.
