Skeletal remains of one more elephant were exhumed from Athagarh forest division in Odisha’s Cuttack district, forest officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The skeletal parts, suspected to be of a male elephant, was detected from Chandragiri reserve forest under Badamba range of Athagarh forest division.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, a team of special task force of Odisha crime branch had exhumed skeletons of two jumbos from a place on the foothills of Chandragiri hills in Gopinathpur section of the same forest range.<\/p>\n
Similarly, a sub-adult tusker succumbed to pallet wounds in the same forest division on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The skeletal parts of the jumbo were discovered while the forest officials were investigating the case of recovery of skeletons of two elephants in Badamba range, said a forest official.<\/p>\n
However, no tusks were recovered from the site. The forest department is further investigating the case to nab the accused, they said.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, union minister Dharmendra Pradhan sought immediate intervention of the Odisha government to check poaching of wild elephants.<\/p>\n
The death of a wounded pachyderm who was shot by poachers in Athagarh forest is distressing for all wildlife enthusiasts, he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Citing media reports, he said, around 947 elephants have died due to poaching, poisoning, electrocution and accidents in the last 12 years in Odisha.<\/p>\n
“The dense forests and wildlife of Odisha are a unique identity of our state. Elephants are pillars of our ecosystem and have a special role in environment & forest conservation. Growing number of elephant deaths in Odisha over the years is a matter of grave concern for everyone,” Pradhan said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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