Elephant deaths reported in Kodaikanal forest and Jhapa, Nepal
Two separate incidents involving elephant fatalities were reported: a decapitated carcass discovered in Kodaikanal forest, India, and a dead adult female elephant found in a paddy field in Jhapa, Nepal.
A decapitated elephant carcass was found in the Kodaikanal forest, according to The Hindu. Forest Department officials detained two persons and recovered the tusks from the detained persons, and officials are looking for a few more suspects in the crime, The Hindu reported.
In Jhapa, Nepal, a wild adult female elephant was found dead early Saturday morning in a paddy field in Deviganj, Mechinagar Municipality‑1, as reported by english.khabarhub.com. Locals discovered the lifeless elephant, and a forest office team arrived at the site to investigate. 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, and the exact cause remains unknown pending the post‑mortem, english.khabarhub.com added. Wildlife conservationist Shankar Luintel said the elephant was approximately 22 years old, and authorities had received reports of 12 elephants entering the area from India the previous evening, according to english.khabarhub.com.
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