Madhya Pradesh: Eight elephants die in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve over 48 hours
Officials are investigating whether the deaths of the animals were accidental or intentional.
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Four wild elephants died on Wednesday after falling ill at the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh, The Indian Express reported. This took the toll of tuskers who have died at the reserve over the past two days to eight.
On Tuesday, four elephants were found dead at the protected forest reserve in the Salakhaniya Beat of Khitauli and Pataur core ranges, the newspaper quoted unidentified officials of the state wildlife department as saying. Five more elephants were found lying on the ground in a critical state.
Four of the unwell tuskers died while being treated on Wednesday. The herd that was affected had 13 members. While four were healthy, one remained under treatment.
The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in the state is home to a population of elephants that migrated from Chhattisgarh in 2018, according to the newspaper. The elephants can be spotted in the core and buffer zones of the reserve.
On Wednesday, unidentified state wildlife department officials told The Indian Express that an investigation had begun on whether the deaths of the elephants over 48 hours were accidental or intentional.
“There is an investigation into whether this was a case of poisoning,” the newspaper quoted the officials as saying. “There are some signs but we can only say for sure when the post-mortem...
