Sambalpur: Two elephants die of suspected pesticide poisoning
2 min readBy Express News Service
SAMBALPUR: Two elephants had been discovered useless at Tileimal village close to Patara forest in Badarama vary below Bamra division right here on Thursday. Carcasses of the elephants, one male and the opposite feminine, had been first noticed by villagers of Tileimal within the morning. Both had been discovered close to a paddy discipline. The male elephant was aged round 10 years whereas feminine was 12-15 years outdated. They had been a part of a herd of round 20 elephants.
On being knowledgeable, forest officers rushed to the spot and began investigation. Divisional forest officer (DFO) of Bamra Phalguni Sarathi Mallik mentioned, “Since the elephants were found near the paddy field, we suspect that they might have died after consuming pesticide-laced crops. We came to know from the landowner that he had sprayed pesticide on the paddy crop on Wednesday evening.”
Preliminary investigation additionally advised that the elephants drank water from the identical discipline which was laced with pesticide.There are not any damage marks on the carcasses. The precise reason for dying could be ascertained after the postmortem report arrives, the DFO added.
Earlier on June 21, an elephant had died as a consequence of bullet accidents at Samplahara village below Sambalpur forest division. On July 24, a half-burnt carcass of an elephant was recovered from Dhama forest vary below Sambalpur division.
SAMBALPUR: Two elephants had been discovered useless at Tileimal village close to Patara forest in Badarama vary below Bamra division right here on Thursday. Carcasses of the elephants, one male and the opposite feminine, had been first noticed by villagers of Tileimal within the morning. Both had been discovered close to a paddy discipline. The male elephant was aged round 10 years whereas feminine was 12-15 years outdated. They had been a part of a herd of round 20 elephants.
On being knowledgeable, forest officers rushed to the spot and began investigation. Divisional forest officer (DFO) of Bamra Phalguni Sarathi Mallik mentioned, “Since the elephants were found near the paddy field, we suspect that they might have died after consuming pesticide-laced crops. We came to know from the landowner that he had sprayed pesticide on the paddy crop on Wednesday evening.”
Preliminary investigation additionally advised that the elephants drank water from the identical discipline which was laced with pesticide.There are not any damage marks on the carcasses. The precise reason for dying could be ascertained after the postmortem report arrives, the DFO added.
Earlier on June 21, an elephant had died as a consequence of bullet accidents at Samplahara village below Sambalpur forest division. On July 24, a half-burnt carcass of an elephant was recovered from Dhama forest vary below Sambalpur division.
