Male Elephant Found Dead in Chennampatti Forest

A male elephant, aged around 20 years, was found dead in the Chennampatti forest near Anthiyur in Erode district on Friday.
Forest guards on patrol in the Papammal Kuttai area of the Komarayanoor beat in the Chennampatti forest range spotted the carcass and alerted forest officials.
A preliminary inspection revealed that the elephant was around 20 years old and had tusks measuring approximately four feet in length.
A veterinary team from the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve Forest Department is scheduled to conduct a post-mortem examination on Saturday in the presence of the District Forest Officer.
The cause of the elephant’s death will be established after the post-mortem examination, forest department sources said.