Chilika, 29/3:An elephant calf was found dead in the Balugaon range of forest in the Silingpada this noon .During routine patrolling, forest field staff found the carcass of a elephant calf near Silingpada village.
A field staff member immediately informed senior officials. RCCF Bhubaneshwar Dr. Sanjeet Kumar, DFO Khordha Poornima Pandian and team immediately reached the spot and investigated.However, the DFO Mrs. Pandian informed us that the approximate age of the elephant calf is between 3-4 years and its a natural death.
For further investigation, a medical team has dissected the body of the elephant calf and buried it in the forest.However, the actual cause of death will be known after the post-mortem report.
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