Elephant calf found stranded near Coimbatore shifted to camp in ATR

The Forest Department has shifted an elephant calf that was recovered stranded successful Madukkarai wood scope of the Coimbatore Forest Division to Kozhikamuthi elephant campy successful the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), aft efforts by the tract unit to reunite the calf with its herd did not output immoderate result.

Forest Department officials said that a antheral calf, aged astir 3 months, was recovered separated from its herd successful Mattathukadu wood country successful Boluvampatti block-I reserve wood of Madukkarai scope connected December 23, 2025.

Based connected instructions from District Forest Officer N. Jayaraj, the tract unit attempted to reunite it with a herd connected the aforesaid time night. Though the calf was initially seen attended by elephants from the herd, it was recovered abandoned the adjacent day. The staff, however, continued their efforts to reunite the calf with its herd for 18 much days. Veterinarians examined the calf during the play and lactogen was fixed to the calf.

With efforts to reunite the calf with its herd failed, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Rakesh Kumar Dogra ordered shifting of the calf to Kozhikamuthi camp. The calf was taken to the campy adjacent Top Slip successful ATR connected January 10 for further care.

Sources astatine the campy said that a mahout and a cavadi (assistant) person been assigned to instrumentality attraction of the calf. Another male calf that was brought from Sirumugai wood scope limits of the Coimbatore Forest Division successful June 2025, erstwhile it was 10-months-old, is besides nether the attraction of the unit astatine the camp.