Keonjhar: Forest officials recovered the carcass of a 10-year-old female elephant was found in Kantalei area of Telkoi range on Saturday morning. The elephant was probably killed due to infighting between two herds, they said.
Forest officials said around 54 elephants, divided into two groups, have been roaming in the area for several days, causing panic among the residents. The elephant’s carcass was found in a crop field with multiple deep wounds from elephant tusks across its body.
“The nature of injuries indicates that the death was caused by fighting among the elephants,” said Dhanaraj H D, divisional forest officer, Keonjhar.
After getting information, forest officials reached the spot and a post-mortem was conducted to ascertain the cause of death. Forest department is monitoring the movement of the remaining elephants to prevent further conflicts and ensure public safety.