BARANG: A one and a half month
elephant calf Gauri, rescued from Khuntuni area under Athagarh forest range,
was sent to the Nandankanan Zoological
garden here on Sunday for her further treatment
and care. The Zoo officials would send the calf to Kapilas elephant rescue
centre for her appropriate treatment, said Assistant Director of the zoo Kamal
Lochan Purohit.
It may be noted that the calf was
rescued by forest officials from Baniabandh reserve forest near Orda village
of Khuntuni area on Wednesday
night. After getting information from the villagers, Athagarh DFO along with
his officials came to Orda village and rescued the calf. They left the calf in
the jungle expecting that the mother elephant would take her out, but that
didn’t happened.
The forest officials took the
responsibilities of the calf and gave some food items for her survival. Later,
Athagarh DFO on Sunday handed over the calf to Nandankanan authorities. Now six
elephant calves are living in the zoo.
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