Wild elephant found dead in Sherpur
A wild elephant died of electrocution at Garo hills under Jhenaigati upazila in Sherpur district yesterday.
A substantial electric shock appeared to be the primary cause of death of the 18-foot-long elephant, weighing nearly four tonnes, said upazila wildlife official Dipak Kumar Sarker, who performed autopsy of the carcass.
Ashit Ranjan, conservator of forests at Wildlife and Nature Conservation Circle, said forest officials recovered the dead elephant from bordering village of Tawakocha under Kangsha union of Jhenaigati upazila yesterday morning.
The elephant apparently died of electrocution, said the forest officials following completion of initial investigation.
A total of four wild elephants, including this one, died so far this year in bordering areas of Jhenaigati, said District Wildlife Preservation and Biodiversity official Mohammad Kamaruzzman.
Over the last one and a half months two herds, consisting about 70 to 80 wild elephants, have been ravaging about 4.5 kilometres of bordering areas in Kangsha union of Sherpur district.
In the past couple of weeks alone, these wild elephants killed at least seven people on the Garo hills in Jhenaigati upazila.
According to a correspondent from Sherpur, residents of Tawakocha and Tilapara villages ran away from their homes to safety as a herd of wild elephants came lolloping down to Tawakocha and Tilapara villages early yesterday morning and damaged seven dwellings and surrounding paddy fields.
The villagers later on found the dead elephant and informed local forest department. A team of forest officials led by Tawakocha beat officer Ashraful Alam recovered the carcass of the dead elephant.
Jhenaigati Upazila Nirbahi Officer Selim Reza confirmed the death of the elephant and destruction of seven houses.
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