Postmortem revealed that a palmyra seed was stuck in its throat. COIMBATORE: A female wild elephant calf, which was found sick inside the Mettupalayam forest range in Coimbatore district, died on Monday evening despite receiving medical treatment.
Its intestine collapsed as a result. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Coimbatore | Silver Rate in Coimbatore | Bank Holidays in Coimbatore | Public Holidays in Coimbatore | Coimbatore AQI | Weather in Coimbatore | Petrol Price in Coimbatore | Diesel Price in Coimbatore | CNG Price in Coimbatore | LPG Price in Coimbatore Stay updated with the latest Coimbatore news.
The calf’s mother would have abandoned it after it fell ill,” said a forest official. “The elephant looked very skinny and weak. It might have not consumed food for at least a week. The seed stuck in its throat, and it could not eat anything. After the postmortem, the carcass was left inside the reserve forest for scavengers. Download the TOI App.
Despite intensive emergency treatment, the elephant died around 7.15pm on Monday. The patrol team notified senior officials. Following instructions from district forest officer N Vengadesh Prabhu, forest veterinary doctors were deployed to the site immediately. Medical care was provided under the supervision of assistant conservator of forests G Vijayakumar, alongside forest veterinary officers Dr S Vennila (Coimbatore) and Dr M Prabhu (Sadivayal elephant camp). During the postmortem, doctors noticed that a palmyra seed was stuck in its throat and that its intestines had collapsed.
During a routine afternoon patrol on Monday, forest department staffers spotted a female elephant calf expected to be three to five years old, lying helpless in a ravine at Thekkampatti, adjacent to the Kandiyoor reserve forest area under the Sundappatti section, according to forest officials. A postmortem was conducted on the carcass on Tuesday morning.