Forest Department discovers remains of tusker in mine
The Hindu
‘Miners did not inform officials fearing clampdown on illegal mining’
The remains of a 12-year-old tusker, which died after falling into one of the thousands of illegal mines in Devala, Gudalur, over six months back, was found by Forest Department officials on Saturday.
The remains were discovered after the recent rains washed away a layer of soil that had been dumped inside the mine by illegal miners.
Local conservationists and Forest Department officials said there were more than 5,000 such illegal mines in the area — an important corridor for wildlife to move between the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, Gudalur, Wayanad and Nilambur.
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