Elephant Death
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Pregnant elephant dies after being set ablaze by locals in Bengal's Jhargram, video sparks outrage
Kolkata | Aug 19, 2024, 04:34 PM ISTAnother video showed a group of people holding burning rods and setting the elephant on fire. The viral video has sparked a huge uproar on social media with the netizens calling the incident ‘inhuman’.
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2 female elephants electrocuted in Assam
India | Aug 21, 2021, 08:52 AM ISTAssam wildlife officials said that the incident happened in Koroibari along the Batabari Forest Range where the 2 elephants came into contact with a live electric fence installed around a paddy field.
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18 elephants found dead in Assam's Nagaon
India | May 14, 2021, 09:10 AM ISTAccording to Assam Forest Minister Parimal Suklabaidya, preliminary investigation suggests that the elephants died due to electrocution caused by lightning. However, the exact reason can only be confirmed after post mortem.
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Another elephant found dead in Karlapat sanctuary, 6 jumbos die in 14 days
India | Feb 15, 2021, 10:03 AM ISTAnother female elephant was found dead near a waterbody at Karlapat Wildlife sanctuary in Odisha's Kalahandi district, a Forest official said.
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Elephant with injured mouth dies near Coimbatore
India | Jun 22, 2020, 09:53 PM ISTNot responding to treatment for injuries in its mouth, a male elephant died on Monday at Anaikatti near Coimbatore district, said police and forest officials.
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Elephant dies in West Bengal after coming in contact with live wire
India | Jun 17, 2020, 09:11 AM ISTAn elephant died after coming in contact with a live wire, "illegally" connected to a nearby power source near Marakhata beat in Alipurduar district on Tuesday, a top forest official said.Elephant
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2 elephants found dead inside reserve forest in Odisha
India | Jun 15, 2020, 11:55 AM ISTThe female elephant was around 20-year-old and the carcass seemed to be lying there for more than a week. The tusker, aged around 22 years, was suspected to have died around three days ago.
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Elephant deaths in Chhattisgarh: 3 forest officials, guard suspended
India | Jun 14, 2020, 01:48 PM ISTThree Chhattisgarh forest officials and a guard have been suspended in connection with the recent deaths of three wild elephants in the state, an official said on Sunday.
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Will nab culprits, punish them: Prakash Javadekar on killing of elephant in Kerala
News | Jun 04, 2020, 04:26 PM ISTWhile speaking to media in the national capital on June 04, the Union Forest Minister, Prakash Javadekar spoke on killing of an elephant in Kerala.
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Why Rahul Gandhi is silent on elephant deaths in Kerala, Maneka Gandhi raises questions
News | Jun 04, 2020, 02:51 PM ISTFrom ministers to common people, from cine stars to animal rights activists, all have called the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala's Mallapuram as humanity's shame. Talking to India TV, former union minister and animal rights champion Maneka Gandhi called for a change in the law to ensure such incidents are not repeated.