
4 Animals Electrocuted To Death In Assam's Kaziranga National Park
NDTV
The elephant, a wild deer and two boars were killed near Haticamp area of the KNP when transmission cables and a pole of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) fell on them.
Four animals, including an elephant of the forest department, died of electrocution inside Assam's Kaziranga National Park (KNP) on Monday, an official said.
The elephant, a wild deer and two boars were killed near Haticamp area of the Kaziranga National Park when transmission cables and a pole of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) fell on them.
A chain tied to a leg of the pachyderm got stuck in the pole and when the elephant pulled it, the pole and the cables fell to the ground. The animals came in contact with the live wire and died, KNP director P Sivakumar said.













