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Venkatesh, a captive elephant attached to the Kozhikamuthi elephant campy of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) adjacent Top Slip, died connected Friday. The elephant aged 38 had been kept astatine Varagaliar campy of the Forest Department, adjacent to Kozhikamuthi, successful Ulandy wood scope of ATR.
According to the Department, the elephant was recovered to person been suffering from diarrhoea connected September 20, pursuing which wood veterinary serviceman S. Vennila from the Coimbatore Forest Division started treatment. The animal’s information improved aft 2 days of attraction and it started grazing and taking nutrient provided to campy elephants.
The elephant’s information deteriorated connected Friday morning, pursuing which it ventured into a watercourse adjacent the campy and refused to travel out. Kumkis were engaged to propulsion the elephant from the watercourse to the bank, said officials from the Department.
The elephant collapsed aft being shifted from the watercourse and died later. Three veterinarians, including Dr. Vennila, performed the post-mortem introspection connected the carcass connected Saturday. The veterinarians observed respective lesions successful the intestine, samples of which were collected for further examination.
