Udhagamandalam:
A nine-year-old makna,
a male elephant without tusks, was found dead in Singara range of forests in the Nilgiris on Thursday,
allegedly due to lung infection.
The carcass of the elephant was found in a private land at Bokkapuram. “The carcass might be a day old,” said forest range officer Kanthan.
Government veterinarian attached to Gudalur taluk performed the postmortem operation and the preliminary autopsy report suggested that the animal had breathing difficulties as it had been suffering from lung infection. “Samples of vital organs have been collected for lab test,” the official said.
Later, the carcass was buried inside the forest area. TNN
