Mohanmala, Kaziranga's Beloved 90-Year-Old Elephant, Passes Away

Assam: Kaziranga National Park bids farewell to legendary elephant ‘Mohanmala’

Guwahati: Assam’s Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve is mourning the loss of Mohanmala, one of its most iconic and beloved departmental elephants. The veteran, aged between 70 and 80 years, passed away on Thursday morning due to old age in the Kohora Range of Assam, marking the end of a remarkable chapter in the […] The post Assam: Kaziranga National Park bids farewell to legendary elephant ‘Mohanmala’ appeared first on NorthEast Now.

Kaziranga National Park bids farewell to its oldest and most beloved elephant

Kaziranga National Park on Thursday mourned the loss of Mohanmala, its oldest elephant and a cherished part of the park’s history, who died at 9:40 am due to age-related ailments. She was 85. Mohanmala arrived at Kaziranga on May 17, 1970, gifted by the late forest officer Durga Prasad Neog to strengthen the park’s protection and patrolling. Over the years, she played a key role in anti-poaching patrols, tourist safaris, and flood-time rescues. …

One of Assam’s most iconic elephant, Kaziranga’s Mohanmala dies at nearly 90

Assam: One of the most iconic elephants of the state of Assam has died aged 90. Mohanmala was part of Kaziranga’s most challenging operations over the decades  from anti-poaching patrols and flood rescues to carrying tourists through the Kohora range’s wilderness and ferrying forest guards to areas inaccessible by any other means. She was one of the most celebrated working elephants of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, died on Thursday at an esti…

Mohanmala, Kaziranga's beloved 90-year-old elephant, passes away

Dibrugarh, Aug 14: Mohanmala, the oldest surviving elephant of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park, passed away on Thursday at nearly 90 years of age. “Mohanmala was part of Kaziranga’s most challenging operations over the decades — from anti-poaching patrols and flood rescues to carrying tourists through the Kohora range’s wilderness, and ferrying forest guards to areas inaccessible […] The post Mohanmala, Kaziranga’s beloved 90-year-old elephant, …