Odisha: A weeping mother elephant has been guarding her dead calf for more than 24 hours creating an emotional situation near the sugarcane fields of Mahapada village in Dhenkanal district, Odisha, over 100 km from Bhubaneswar.
As usual, a herd of elephants entered the sugarcane fields on Saturday night and returned to the nearby forests before dawn break. But an elephant calf was caught in a live wire and was electrocuted.
The female elephant was seen guarding her calf on Sunday morning.
The mother elephant is not letting anyone go close to the dead calf. She trumpets loudly and tries to disperse the crowd that tries to go close to her calf.
Forest officials are trying to find a way out of the impasse.
Source: Sujata Mohapatra, India TV News, Dhenkanal/Anuppur/Nagaon.
Article at the following link:
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/India/Odisha_Elephant_Calf_Electrocuted_MP_Bear_Burnt_To_Death_Assam-14260.html
Melissa Groo
Save the Elephants News Service Researcher
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