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Elephant Skeleton Found: Over a Year Dead
25 Sep
Summary
- Skeletal remains of a young male wild elephant were found.
- The elephant is estimated to have died over a year ago.
- Tusks were found intact with the skull at the discovery site.
Skeletal remains belonging to a male wild elephant were located by frontline staff in a dense forest region within the Boluvampatti range of the Coimbatore Forest Division. The discovery was made on Thursday, alongside a stream in the Poondi Central forest beat during surveillance camera inspection activities. The skull contained intact tusks, with other skeletal fragments dispersed nearby.
A veterinary team conducted a post-mortem examination as directed by the District Forest Officer. The examination indicated that the elephant was around 20 years old at the time of its demise, with estimations placing its death over a year before the discovery.
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