Wild elephant calf's carcass found in Odisha forest

    Berhampur (Odisha), Nov 15 (PTI) The carcass of a wild elephant calf was found in a forest in Odisha's Ganjam district on Sunday, a forest official said.

    The one-and-a-half-year-old calf got separated from its herd on Saturday and its carcass was found in Bhaleri forest under Khallikote forest range, Berhampur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sunny Khokkar said.

    Preliminary investigation revealed that the female calf died due to asphyxiation, he said, adding the exact cause can be ascertained only upon receipt of the autopsy report.

    The post-mortem was done by local veterinary surgeons after which it was buried, he said.

    The DFO said the calf was part of a 13-member herd which had been roaming in the area.

    "We collected samples from the carcass and sent those to the laboratory of the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Bhubaneswar for analysis to ascertain its exact cause of death," the DFO added.

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