Female wild elephant found dead outside forest near Coimbatore

Dead female elephant found near Thadagam in Coimbatore district. Forest Dept. officials spotted carcass during patrol, made arrangements for post-mortem. Cow elephant believed to have died a few days ago; cause of death to be ascertained based on findings.

A female wild elephant was found dead outside a forest near Thadagam in Coimbatore district on Wednesday. A total of 14 elephants have died of various reasons in the Coimbatore Forest Division this year.

Forest Department officials said the carcass was found on a patta plot of land, close to a reserve forest, falling under the Thadagam north forest beat. Frontline staff of the Department spotted the carcass in a decomposing state, during a patrol on Wednesday morning. They immediately alerted higher officials.

Divisional Forest Officer N. Jayaraj and Coimbatore forest range officer Arun Kumar went to the spot and inspected the carcass. Mr. Jayaraj told The Hindu that arrangements have been made for a post-mortem examination of the carcass.

According to the Department, the cow elephant is believed to have died a few days ago. The cause of the death of the pachyderm will be ascertained based on the post-mortem findings.