Four elephants died in Bandhavgarh. According to preliminary reports, these elephants probably fell ill after eating paddy crops contaminated with poisonous substances or pesticides. On Tuesday, 13 wild elephants suddenly fell ill, out of which the condition of four was critical.
Four elephants died after falling ill in Bandhavgarh of the district on Tuesday. Information is coming from Forest Department sources that the elephants have fallen ill after eating some poisonous substance. However, that object could also be poison given by the village people or the paddy crop on which insecticide might have been sprayed.
13 wild elephants suddenly fell ill
The forest management has not yet shared any information regarding this matter. This information has come to light through people associated with the Forest Department that 13 wild elephants suddenly fell ill on Tuesday. Four of these elephants had fallen on the ground and started writhing. After struggling for some time, these wild elephants died one by one. However, there is still confusion regarding the number of elephants that died, whether they are three or four.
This is how the incident happened
It is reported that a herd of wild elephants had entered the fields spread on the revenue land between Pataur and Panpatha on Tuesday night. Here all these elephants trampled the paddy crop fiercely and ate it. After eating the crops from there, all these wild elephants reached Khitauli range and after reaching here, they started falling ill.
The condition of the four elephants included in this herd started deteriorating rapidly and three of them died in the morning itself while the fourth elephant continued to suffer till afternoon. This elephant sometimes became calm and sometimes started writhing in pain.
ongoing treatment of elephants
After getting information about the matter, the forest staff reached the spot, but they were facing a lot of difficulties in reaching the elephants. During this time, the doctor of Bandhavgarh, based on guesswork, injected some medicines into the elephants’ bodies with a dart. The operation to treat the elephants continued even after dark.
