Tusker carcass discovered
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By Express News Service
DEOGARH: The carcass of an grownup male elephant was present in Gurjang forest close to Kadopada village below Barkote vary right here on Sunday.
The carcass, with one of many tusks damaged, was noticed by villagers within the morning. On being knowledgeable, forest officers together with a scientific workforce reached the spot and performed post-mortem. Divisional forest officer (DFO) of Deogarh Magar Dhanaji Raoso additionally reached the spot.
Raoso mentioned “Prima facie, it appears that the tusker may have died in the last 24 to 48 hours. There are no external injuries and we suspect heat stress to be the cause of death. The exact cause can be ascertained only after we get the autopsy report.” The carcass was buried after post-mortem.
While poaching angle within the tusker dying has not been established, a forest official mentioned certainly one of its tusks might need damaged in a struggle with one other elephant within the forest.
