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Elephant Calf Dies After Contact With Electric Farm Fence
A young female elephant died near a farm in Surguja, Chhattisgarh.
Officials believe it touched an electric fence during the night.
The fence was put around the farm to keep wild animals away from crops.
The calf was found dead the next morning.
Two people have been detained in connection with the death.
The calf may have belonged to one of two nearby elephant herds.
Forest teams are watching the herds’ movements.
Villagers are being warned to stay away from the elephants and are being moved to safer places when needed.
A female elephant calf was found dead near Alkapuri village in Chhattisgarh’s Surguja district.
Forest officials said the calf was electrocuted after becoming entangled in a battery-operated electric fence.
The fence had been installed around a farm to protect crops from wild animals.
Two people have been detained, and a preliminary investigation is underway.
Two elephant herds, numbering 27 and 12, are currently moving through the Udaipur forest range.
- Who
- A female elephant calf; two people were detained in connection with the incident.
- What
- The calf died after becoming entangled in and contacting a battery-operated electric fence.
- Where
- At a farm near Alkapuri village in the Udaipur forest range of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.
- When
- The death occurred at night before the calf was found on October 1; the report does not specify a year.
- Why
- The fence had been installed to protect crops from wild animals, according to forest officials.
Key facts
- Animal
- Female elephant calf
- Location
- Farm near Alkapuri village, Udaipur forest range, Surguja district
- Cause of death
- Electrocution after contact with an electric fence
- Fence type
- Battery-operated electric fence
- Detentions
- Two people detained
- Nearby elephant herds
- One herd has 27 elephants and another has 12
- Wider toll
- More than 45 elephants have died from various causes across Chhattisgarh over the past 32 months
Quotes
Unnamed forest official
Forest official providing preliminary findings about the calf’s death and the detentions.
“The calf appears to have belonged to one of these two herds. Forest teams are keeping a tab on the movement of these herds. Villagers have been advised to maintain a safe distance from the elephants and are being shifted to safer locations wherever necessary.”
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“Preliminary investigation suggests the calf died on the spot at night after coming in contact with the electric jerk fence installed around the farm to protect crops from wild animals. Two persons have been detained in this connection.”
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