Elephant, boar electrocuted in Dhenkanal
Elephant, boar electrocuted in Dhenkanal
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Dhenkanal: In Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Saturday, it was claimed that yet another elephant was electrocuted after coming into contact with a live electric line.
The incident happened in the Hindol woodland range close to Baghagharia village. The people alerted the Forest department after discovering the deceased elephant.
The Forest officials looked around the scene where the elephant was discovered dead and discovered live power cable. There was also a dead wild boar there.
The elephant may have come into contact with the live wire that had been laid by the poachers to hunt wild boars, according to the forest officials' suspicions. They estimated the elephant's age to be around ten.
It is important to note that on August 28 a female elephant's carcass was discovered in the Khesra woodland close to Ghagaramunda village in the district. Additionally, it was thought to have died from electrocution.
In around two weeks, more than four elephants have died in Odisha from electrocution. The Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry (MoEFCC) assembled a three-person delegation that visited three wildlife divisions in Odisha and had discussions with senior forest officials.
Surendra Kumar, a retired IFS official and former PCCF (Wildlife) of Kerala, led the team, which also comprised HV Girisha, the Joint Director of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), and Bilal Habib, a scientist with the Wildlife Institute of India. To learn more about the deaths of elephants and the recovery of carcasses, the crew travelled to the Dhenkanal, Satkosia, and Athagarh forest divisions.
One of the states in India with the highest reported numbers of elephants electrocuted to death is Odisha. Up till December 2020, at least 741 such deaths were recorded in the nation. Odisha was responsible for up to 133 of those deaths.
Since June of this year, at least 22 elephants have perished in Odisha, with the majority of those deaths being attributed to poaching. In the past five days, four elephant deaths that were not natural have been reported in various locations. Eight elephants were discovered dead in June, then seven each in July and August, according to sources.
