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Wild elephant found dead in Jhapa's Mechinagar « Khabarhub Representational image JHAPA: A wild elephant was found dead early Saturday morning in a paddy field in Deviganj, Mechinagar Municipality-1, Jhapa. Locals discovered the adult female elephant in a lifeless state, prompting authorities to respond. Bharat Babu Shrestha, Chief of the Division Forest Office in Jhapa, confirmed that a post-mortem is being arranged to determine the cause of death. A forest office team has already arrived at the site to investigate. Wildlife conservationist Shankar Luintel said the elephant was approximately 22 years old. He added that authorities had received reports of 12 elephants entering the area from India the previous evening. “This morning, we received the news that one of the elephants had died,” Luintel said. The exact cause of death remains unknown and will be clarified after the post-mortem, Shrestha said. Publish Date : 20 September 2025 13:59 PM MUSTANG: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Khadak Raj KATHMANDU: Pradip Paudel has called on all factions within the KATHMANDU: Two employees of the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), KATHMAND…

Leopard found hanging from tree in Ganjam; probe underway B rahmapur: An adult male leopard was found dead after allegedly getting trapped in a snare in Odisha's Ganjam district, forest officials said Tuesday. Advertisement Villagers spotted the carcass hanging from a tree near Jarada village in Kabisurya Nagar block and informed the authorities. Senior officials, including Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sunny Khokkar and Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Khallikote, Diby Shankar Behera, reached the spot and recovered the animal’s carcass from the tree. Although the exact cause of death will only be known after autopsy, circumstantial evidence suggests the leopard died after being trapped in a snare laid by miscreants, a forest officer said. “The leopard might have climbed the tree after getting trapped and later succumbed. The snare entangled around the animal was found with the carcass,” the official said. Khokkar said the snare may have been laid to hunt wild boars or other animals, but the leopard got trapped in it. “The post-mortem examination of the carcass was conducted by a veterinary team as per the standard operating procedure,” he said. A case has been …

Female elephant found dead - OrissaPOST Pic-OP Baripada:A female elephant was found dead in the Asanakura area under the Thakurmunda range of Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district, forest officials said Friday. The carcass of the elephant, estimated to be around 60 years old, was spotted January 14 during routine patrolling by forest personnel. The information was confirmed by Field Director, STR and Regional Chief Wildlife Warden Dr Prakash Chand Gogineni. A post-mortem was conducted January 15. While the exact cause of death is yet to be ascertained, forest officials suspect the elephant may have died due to old age. Officials also noted that cold conditions prevailing in the Similipal forests could be affecting wildlife. The temperature in the reserve has reportedly been fluctuating between minus 1 and 1 degrees Celsius in recent days, leading to increased cold stress among wild animals. Further investigation is underway to find out any other possible causes of death, officials said. Click Here: Plastic Free Odisha By Aakar Patel The teaser for Chauhaan - the latest in the line of movies selling majoritarian propaganda - is... The Haryana government’s bid to …

Female elephant found dead in Odisha's Bolangir - ThePrint Home India Female elephant found dead in Odisha's Bolangir India Female elephant found dead in Odisha’s Bolangir PTI 27 January, 2026 06:49 pm IST Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Linkedin Follow Us : Text Size: A- A+ Bhubaneswar, Jan 27 (PTI) A female wild elephant was found dead in a forest in Odisha’s Bolangir district on Tuesday, forest officials said. The carcass of the wild elephant was spotted by locals in Muribahal range of Bolangir forest division, who intimidated the forest department personnel. After receiving information, local forest personnel rushed to the spot and launched an inquiry, they said. Speaking to media persons, Siba Prasad Naik, range officer, Muribahal forest range, said the elephant was moving from Titlagarh to Muribahal forest area during the past few days. It was found dead this morning, he said. Show Full Article While the exact cause of death remains undetermined, Naik said that a postmortem examination will be carried out to ascertain the cause and age of the animal. PTI BBM BBM RG This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. Subscribe to o…

Decapitated elephant carcass found in the Kodaikanal forest Forest Department officials detained two persons and recovered the tusks from them. They are on the look-out for a few more suspects in the crime

Forest department launches probe after elephant skeleton found without ... NILGIRIS: Officials of the Singara forest range of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) commenced an inquiry into the disappearance of two tusks of a male elephant, which is aged 45 to 50 years, on Wednesday. The forest managers came to know of the missing tusks only on Tuesday, nearly four months after its death at a patta land near Bokkapuram forest, which is a known place for movements of wild elephants. The reserve forest is located just 700 meters from a resort, and a river is also located nearby. “We strongly suspect a staff (caretaker) of the Gem Park private resort, who asked our anti-poaching watchers not to carry out patrolling in the estate, citing that it is private land, three months ago. Our staff also did not inform us about it. The resort staff have also been missing for the last two days. We came to know about the death of the animal through a few workers who went to remove bamboo in the same land as they noticed bones and a skull, etc., on Tuesday morning. We reached this private land on Tuesday evening,” said a forest department official. On Wednesday morning, K Rajesh Kumar Theppakkadu, …

Elephant carcass found with missing tusks in the Nilgiris COIMBATORE:The remains of a completely decomposed wild elephant have been found with its tusks missing at Bokkapuram near Masinagudi in the Nilgiris on Wednesday. Acting on information, a forest department team from Singara Range reached the spot and examined the remains of the carcass. “We suspect the animal to have died four months ago as its body had completely decomposed, while its tusks were missing,” said a forest department staff member. Meanwhile, a post-mortem performed by Mudumalai forest veterinarian Dr Rajesh Kumar revealed that the elephant, aged around 50 years, had died of natural causes. The Singara Forest Department has registered a case, and a search is on to nab the culprits who took away the tusks.

Elephant found dead in suspicious circumstances near Gadarpur Home Uttarakhand Elephant found dead in suspicious circumstances near Gadarpur Uttarakhand SHARE Facebook Twitter Garhwal Post Bureau Rudrapur, 22 Feb: An elephant has died under suspicious circumstances in the Gadarpur area of Udham Singh Nagar district. The carcass was found near Tilpuri village under the Pipalpadao Range of the Terai Central Forest Division. Upon receiving information about the incident, the officials from the forest department immediately reached the spot and launched a detailed inquiry into the matter. The exact cause of the elephant’s death has not yet been ascertained. According to the officials, the real reason will only be known after the post-mortem report is received. The villagers in Tilpuri village in Gadarpur discovered a wild elephant lying dead near the village and they promptly informed the forest department about the incident. Under the direction of Divisional Forest Officer Ramesh Chandra Tiwari, a departmental team reached the site without delay and began inspection of the scene. DFO Ramesh Chandra Tiwari shared with the media that the preliminary information suggests that the elepha…

Elephant with one tusk removed found dead in ATR Coimbatore The carcass, which has begun to decay, was spotted by the front line staff of the forest department near Kaattupatti tribal settlement in the Udumalpet forest division on Sunday evening. Despite speculations that the elephant was gunned down by poachers for its tusk, the forest department denied it and said its lone tusk was extracted by miscreants only after the death of the animal. Coimbatore forest veterinary officer K Sugumar, who performed the autopsy on Monday, claimed that there were no visible signs of a wound on the carcass of the animal to prove that it was shot dead. “Yet, we have taken out a few pellets shot to its body with a gun. It could have been shot in an attempt to poach a few years ago,” he said. Visitnews.dtnext.into explore our interactive epaper! Download the DT Next app for more exciting features! Click herefor iOS Click herefor Android

Mutilated elephant carcass buried near Tahasir dam recovered in Kalahandi BHAWANIPATNA/BERHAMPUR : Forest officials on Wednesday evening recovered the mutilated carcass of a sub-adult elephant buried nearly seven feet underground near Tahasir dam in Kesinga block of Kalahandi district. Officials suspect that the remains belong to an elephant found dead on January 5 in Jhiripani forest of Baliguda division’s Belghar range in Kandhamal district. Sources said the recovery was made following complaints from local residents about foul smell emanating from Tahasir dam area. Acting on the information, forest officials excavated the site using an earthmover and retrieved remains of the elephant including parts of the trunk, neck and other organs. To maintain secrecy during the operation, a green barricade was erected around the site. A special joint task force from Bhubaneswar, led by Baliguda divisional forest officer (DFO) Ghanashyam Mahanta, reached the spot with officials from Kalahandi division. Veterinary experts later conducted postmortem on the elephant remains at the site. DFO Mahanta said if it is ascertained that the remains belong to the elephant found dead in Jhiripani fo…

Tusker dies in fight with another jumbo in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve NILGIRIS: A 40-year-old tusker died following a fight with another elephant at Thorapalli in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Thursday morning. The animal’s carcass was found inside the reserve forest, 100 metres from the Karkudi-Thorapalli road at 8 am during a patrol by field level staff. A postmortem was carried out by veterinary assistant surgeon K Rajesh Kumar. “We suspect the animal suffered severe injuries to the head and other parts after a fight with another animal, which could have occurred two days ago. The animal was weak and died due to severe blood loss,” said a forest department official. Meanwhile, a 58-year-old woman, N Santhamani, was killed by a gaur at Kembanur on Wednesday evening. It attacked her when she was grazing goats. Residents demanded the forest department to take steps to prevent human-wildlife conflict. After official assurance, they allowed the forest department and police to take the body for postmortem. Boluvampatti forest range officials have provided compensation to the kin of the deceased.  Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp Download the TNIE app to stay with…