1384 An elephant who after being stuck by lightening near Bamuni Hills in Kondoli, Nagaon district, on Thursday, May 13, 2021. PTI
Guwahati, May 13
Eighteen elephants died in lightning strikes at a forest in Nagaon district of Assam, a senior Forest Department official said on Thursday.
The incident happened on Wednesday night at a hill in the Kundoli proposed reserve forest in the Kathiatoli range, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Amit Sahay told PTI.
“The area is very remote and our team could reach there on Thursday afternoon. It was found that carcasses were lying in two groups. Fourteen were lying atop the hill and four were found at the bottom of the hill,” he said.
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Nagaon: As many as 18 elephants were found dead in remote hill areas of Assam`s Nagaon district on Thursday (May 13).
According 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.
Speaking to ANI, the minister said, It is a very saddening incident. This has never happened before in the Assam forest. Today afternoon, when it was raining, a thunder struck and 18 elephants died.
18 wild elephants found dead in Assam, lightning strikes suspected
18 wild elephants found dead in Assam, lightning strikes suspected
The carcasses of 18 wild elephants, reportedly killed in lightning strikes, were found on a hill in Assam s Nagaon-Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
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UPDATED: May 13, 2021 19:44 IST
Carcass of a wild elephant found in Assam s Nagaon district on Thursday (Photo Credits: Hemanta Kumar Nath/India Today)
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The incident took place on a hill in Kathiatoli range in Nagaon district
Assam has the second highest number of elephants in India after Karnataka
At least 18 wild elephants were found dead on a hill along the border of Assam s Nagaon-Karbi Anglong district on Thursday.
18 Elephants Die As Lightning Strikes In Assam’s Nagaon
The incident took place at a hill in the Kundoli proposed reserve forest in the Kathiatoli range on Wednesday night.
Outlook Web Bureau 13 May 2021, Last Updated at 10:05 pm
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As many as 18 elephants died in lightning strikes at a forest in Nagaon district of Assam, a senior forest department official said on Thursday.
The incident took place at a hill in the Kundoli proposed reserve forest in the Kathiatoli range on Wednesday night, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) Amit Sahay said.
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At least eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad have tested positive for Covid 19, forcing the authorities to close the zoo.
ICMR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology will investigate how the lions contracted the virus and the source of infection. The State government has decided to close all zoologcal parks, including Nehru Zoological park, other national parks and various wildlife sanctuaries in Telangana until further orders, following a directive from the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
After veterinarians in the park detected symptoms in the lions such as loss of appetite and nasal discharge, their samples were sent to CCMB-LACONES, and the results came out positive. They are now recovering well and analysis of samples reveals the infection was not caused by any variant of concern.