Assam; Elephant calf found dead in Boko

BOKO: The body of a wild elephant’s calf was found in Hahim Nowapara village along the Assam Meghalaya border of Boko on Friday. The body of the calf was found in a paddy field near the Nowapara hills by the locals. After the locals informed the State Forest department, the Bondapara Forest Range Office staff reached the spot. The dead elephant calf was about 8 to 9 months old. The forest department has sent the body for post-mortem. The wild elephants have been entering the village area in search of food for many years in the Hahim area of Boko along the Assam-Meghalaya border.

This has resulted in the deaths and injuries of many people in the Hahim area and wild elephants have also been injured and died due to various causes including human-elephant conflict. People of the area alleged that the State Forest department failed to control the situation which occurs often in Hahim area every year. The body of another 15-day-old elephant calf was found near Hahim river on November 20.

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