Forest officials revive ailing male elephant

Coimbatore: A patrol team of the forest department rescued an ailing male elephant in the Sirumugai forest range in the district division on Sunday afternoon.
After being treated by the department’s veterinary doctors, the cured elephant walked into the reserve forest on Sunday night.
Around 12.15pm, the patrolling team found the elephant lying on the ground. Immediately, forest veterinary doctor Sugumar and two veterinary doctors Thiyagarajan and Sathishkumar came to the spot and administered fluids to the elephant. Later, the elephant managed to walk into the forest.