Six elephants die in Odisha in two weeks
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February 14, 2021 18:44 IST Samples of the elephant carcass were sent to the Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology. Investigation results show it was case of Haemorrhage Septicaemia
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Odisha has lost six elephants in two weeks following the death of one more jumbo in the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district. Image used for representation purpose.
| Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT Samples of the elephant carcass were sent to the Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology. Investigation results show it was case of Haemorrhage Septicaemia Odisha has lost six elephants in two weeks following the death of one more jumbo in the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district.
Odisha: Four Elephants Die Within 11 Days in Wildlife Sanctuary
The principal chief conservator of forest Sashi Pal said the jumbo deaths were due to some bacterial infection.
Representative image: Indian elephant bull in musth in Bandipur National Park. Credit: WIkimedia Commons/Yathin S Krishnappa
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Bhawanipatna: At least four female elephants have died within 11 days at Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, official sources said.
The latest jumbo death was reported on Thursday when forest officials found carcasses of a female elephant by the side of Ghusurigudi Nullha, a water body inside the sanctuary. Similarly, one elephant death was reported on February 10, 2021 and February 9, 2021 from the same Ghusurigudi area, the official said.
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5 Elephants Die Within 13 Days in Odisha s Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Officials Blame Infected Water Bodies
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The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection.
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Five elephants have died within a gap of 13 days inside Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district of Odisha, officials said. All the carcasses were found near water bodies, they said.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been infected, he said.
Four elephants die within 11 days in Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha
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Published: Saturday, February 13, 2021, 10:22 [IST]
Bhawanipatna, Feb 13: At least four female elephants have died within 11 days at Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha s Kalahandi district, official sources said. The latest jumbo death was reported on Thursday when the forest officials found carcasses of a female elephant by the side of Ghusurigudi Nullha, a water body inside the sanctuary.
Similarly, one elephant death was reported on February 10 and 9 from the same Ghusurigudi area, the official said. According to information, the first such incident came to the light on February 1 after officials found a dead female elephant near Tentulipada village inside the sanctuary.
As many as five elephants have died in last two weeks inside the Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha s Kalahandi district, said an official on Saturday.Forest Department officials suspect that haemorrhagic septicemia appears to be the reason .