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There is an uproar in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve due to the death of 10 elephants within 72 hours. Here 10 out of 13 elephants of a herd have died. After this, an investigation has started into the whole matter. Congress has alleged that nothing is safe in the state, from daughters to elephants. Jungle Raj is going on here. Meanwhile, the forest department and a team of experts are busy finding out the cause of death of the elephants. After the death, the post-mortem of the elephants has been done and they have been buried. Samples of all the elephants have been taken and sent to histopathological, toxicological and forensic labs for analysis, through which the cause of death can be ascertained.
STSF has searched the area within a radius of 5 km from the spot with the dog squad. With the help of the dog squad, 7 farms and 7 houses have been searched and 5 people have been questioned. Based on the post-mortem, veterinarians indicated that the cause of death could be suspected mycotoxins associated with kodo.
Minister’s statement
The government minister told India TV, “It is a matter of investigation. An expert committee has been formed to investigate the matter. Arrangements are being made to protect elephants in the future. Nothing can be said about hunting. It is a matter of investigation. Congress has a habit of doing politics on every issue. Our government is committed towards the protection of wildlife.”
Congress’s allegation
Congress said that the death of elephants is very unfortunate. Girls were being raped during Navratris, while Diwali is going on, elephants, the symbol of Ganesha, are losing their lives. Animals are not safe in the forest and girls are not safe in the state. Jungle Raj is prevailing in the state.
How did the elephants die?
- On the afternoon of 29 October (Tuesday), out of a herd of 13 elephants in Khatauli and Pattore range of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, four were found dead (one male and three females), 6 looked unhealthy and three looked healthy. Considering the possibility of poaching, the entire area was searched. The medical team of wildlife health officers and wildlife veterinarians of Bandhavgarh Sanjay School of Wildlife Forensic and Health, Jabalpur treated the wild elephants. Teams from STSF Jabalpur and Bhopal arrived to investigate. The park management and wildlife doctors were constantly consulting experts from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.
- On 30 October (Wednesday), four more elephants died during treatment. By Wednesday, one male and 7 female elephants had died. The team of wildlife health officers of SWFH Jabalpur treated the remaining 5 unhealthy elephants. Wildlife veterinarians and teams of SWFH Jabalpur conducted post-mortem. A total of 14 veterinarians were involved in the post-mortem and treatment. Wildlife health officials from Kanha and Pench Tiger Reserves also reached the spot to provide assistance. Post-mortem of 6 elephants was conducted on Wednesday. Sample of one elephant was sent to SWFH for testing.
- Two more elephants died on 31 October (Thursday). Teams of wildlife health officials, SWFH Jabalpur have conducted post-mortem of 9 elephants and one elephant was post-mortemed today. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Madhya Pradesh said that in the initial post-mortem examination, the doctor said that a large amount of Kodo was found in the elephant’s stomach. Kodo contains toxic, which becomes poisonous after being infected with fungus. This can lead to death.
