In the case of death of elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, STSF team searched 7 farms and 7 houses with the help of dog squad. Five people were also interrogated in connection with the incident. The STSF chief and his team along with the dog squad are combing the area within a radius of 5 km from the spot and investigating the matter.
The herd, enraged by the death of more than half a dozen elephants, has attacked the ranger of Panpatha Corps, in this incident the right leg of Ranger Ramesh Singh Patle has been injured. It is said that the park team that reached the spot on receiving information about the incident was chased away by a small elephant from the elephant herd on Tuesday.
The other park workers had run away
In time, other park personnel ran away but Panpatha Core Ranger fell due to some wood and at the same time the baby elephant injured his leg, however, coincidentally he narrowly escaped the incident.
eight deaths so far
On Monday, dead bodies of four elephants were found under suspicious circumstances in Salkhaniya beat of Khitauli and Pataur core range under BTR. Apart from the four deaths, there were 9 more elephants in the herd, out of which the condition of four more elephants was critical.
This incident created a stir on the national label
Treatment of the sick elephants started immediately, but unfortunately, within a few hours of treatment, four more elephants died. This incident created a stir on the national level, while wildlife lovers are also disappointed and are raising questions on the working style of the management.
Investigating the causes of death from different angles
If sources are to be believed, STSF team from Jabalpur and Bhopal have reached the spot to investigate this entire matter, and are finding out the cause of death from various angles.
The sick elephant is being treated under the supervision of a doctor from Jabalpur.
Apart from these, for the treatment of the remaining sick elephants, apart from the health officials of BTR, doctors from Jabalpur arrived, under whose supervision the sick elephants are being treated.
At present the management is silent on the cause of death
The reason behind such a large number of deaths in a single herd of elephants is said to be poisoning or consumption of pesticides in large quantities, but at present the management is silent on the cause of death.
In 2018 their number was around three dozen.
A large group of wild elephants is living in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, their number in the year 2018 was about three dozen, which is currently estimated at 70 to 80.
They continue to attack even in the agricultural areas adjacent to the border areas.
Their movement can be seen continuously in different areas of Bandhavgarh. They also keep getting attacked in the agricultural areas adjacent to the border areas, due to which the farmers are also very worried. Kodo crop is also believed to be the reason behind the death of elephants.
