Elephant Injured After Consuming Explosives in Mayurbhanj

Odisha: Elephant loses tongue to explosive bait, battles for life in Mayurbhanj

Baripada/Baisinga: A chilling reminder of the growing menace of wildlife crime has emerged from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district where a female elephant sustained grievous injuries after allegedly consuming food planted with explosives. The jumbo is currently battling for her life and is critical due to severe infection. The incident, which took place in Betnoti forest range in the district a few days back, came to light recently.  Preliminary asses…

Elephant injured after consuming explosives in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj: A female wild elephant sustained serious injuries to its mouth after allegedly consuming explosives in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, a forest official said Monday. The five-year-old elephant was spotted in a forest area of the district on the morning of December 12 and was later tranquilised and shifted to a nursery in the Similipal North Division, Divisional Forest Officer (Baripada) Gobinda Chandra Biswal said. The animal had enter…

Elephant Battles For Life After Explosive Bait Severely Damages Tongue In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Bhubaneswar: In a heartbreaking echo of a tragedy that led to national outrage five years ago in Kerala, a female elephant in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district is battling for her life after allegedly consuming food laced with explosives. According to sources, the injured elephant was rescued by the Forest Department a few days ago after it strayed away from its herd and was found wandering near a village under Betnoti forest range in a severely woun…