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BHUBANESWAR: One more elephant was found dead inside the Karlapat wildlife sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Sunday. With this, the elephant death toll in this sanctuary has touched six. The Centre for Wildlife Health in the Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) Bhubaneswar confirmed the death of these jumbos due to haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS).
During the last two weeks, five female elephants and one calf died due to the possible bacterial infection. The experts suspect that the infection might be transmitted from the stagnant water of the water bodies inside the forest, but the exact source of the infection is yet to be ascertained.
Odisha: Four Elephants Die Within 11 Days in Wildlife Sanctuary
The principal chief conservator of forest Sashi Pal said the jumbo deaths were due to some bacterial infection.
Representative image: Indian elephant bull in musth in Bandipur National Park. Credit: WIkimedia Commons/Yathin S Krishnappa
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Bhawanipatna: At least four female elephants have died within 11 days at Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, official sources said.
The latest jumbo death was reported on Thursday when forest officials found carcasses of a female elephant by the side of Ghusurigudi Nullha, a water body inside the sanctuary. Similarly, one elephant death was reported on February 10, 2021 and February 9, 2021 from the same Ghusurigudi area, the official said.
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5 Elephants Die Within 13 Days in Odisha s Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary, Officials Blame Infected Water Bodies
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The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection.
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Five elephants have died within a gap of 13 days inside Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district of Odisha, officials said. All the carcasses were found near water bodies, they said.
The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Sashi Pal said, the elephant deaths were due to some bacterial infection. The water bodies in the sanctuary may have been infected, he said.