Elephant dies of uterus complication

Coimbatore: A pregnant female elephant was found dead at a check dam in Boluvampatti on Sunday evening. The pachyderm is suspected to have died of complications in its uterus.Frontline staff of the forest department found the carcass around 5.30pm on Sunday when they were on rounds at Poondi North Beat in Boluvampatti Block -II reserve forest. On Monday, forest veterinary officer A Sukumar carried out a postmortem in the presence of assistant conservator of forests M Senthilkumar and Boluvampatti forest ranger Suseendranath. Veterinary officer Karthikeyan of Narasipuram assisted in the postmortem. Representatives from NGOs were also present. Officer Sukumar said the elephant which was aged between 22 and 25-years might have died two days ago. A male fetus about 20- to 22-month-old was found inside its uterus.The carcass was later buried in the evening. TNN

132 forest officers promoted

The Rajasthan Forest Department has promoted 132 Regional Forest Officers to the position of Assistant Conservator of Forest, filling vacant positions that had been pending since 2013. The promotions were the result of a recent decision by the departmental promotional committee. Sources suggest that this decision may have been influenced by the upcoming elections.

Herd of 15 wild elephants chased back into forest from Chatra

A herd of 15 wild elephants that had been causing damage to crops in Tandawa, Chatra, has been chased deep into the forest towards Latehar district. The elephants had destroyed around 100 acres of standing crops in the past week, adding to the woes of farmers who were already facing losses due to poor rainfall. The farmers will be compensated for their losses, according to the forest department.

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