Elephant found dead in Cox’s Bazar forest
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The decomposed body of an elephant was found in a forest in Cox s Bazar.
The corpse of the elephant, aged around 60, was found at the mouth of Monkhali canal in Thoinga Jora area of Shamlapur beat under Huyaikkong range of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division on March 13, reports our staff correspondent quoting Humayun Kabir, divisional forest officer of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division.
Forest officials, who buried it on March 14, said that it had died of old age complications.
Dr Md Shawkat Ali, Teknaf upazila livestock officer who had conducted autopsy on the animal, told The Daily Star that the female elephant could have died of old-age complications and its body bore no injury marks.
Rescued baby elephant sent to safari park
It was found wandering after getting isolated from herd in Teknaf
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Forest Department in Cox s Bazar rescued an elephant calf that is believed to have excluded from elephant herd in Shaplapur area of Teknaf.
The three-month-old female calf, weighing 121 kg, was handed over to safari park authorities on Wednesday. It was found abandoned beside Monkhali canal under Shaplapur beat office of Huiyakkong range of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division.
Humayun Kabir, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division, told The Daily Star that the calf was standing for long near Monkhali canal against which there is a steep hill.
Forest dept rescues lost elephant calf in Cox’s Bazar
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Forest Department of Cox s Bazar rescued an elephant calf believed to have been lost from the herd from Shapalur area of Teknaf upazila, and handed her over to the local safari park yesterday.
The female calf weighing 121 kg and aged around three months was found in Huiyakkong range of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division.
Humayun Kabir, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Cox s Bazar South Forest Division, told The Daily Star, We came to know about the calf, which we assume, got lost from a herd of elephants.