Wild elephant electrocuted in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar district

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Wild elephant electrocuted in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar district

A wild elephant was electrocuted on Friday in Madhya Pradesh’s Maihar district after reportedly contacting a low-hanging high-tension wire. The tusker was part of a herd of three in the Mukundpur range, about four kilometres from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR), a region with recent elephant deaths. The elephant raised its trunk while passing beneath the wire at Machwatola village, resulting in instant death. "The tusker was likely part of a…