Rescued calf reunited with herd
A one-month old female elephant calf, which slipped into a pit, was rescued by the Forest Department in Gudalur in The Nilgiris on Tuesday. The calf later got reunited with its herd.
By : migrator
Update: 2021-10-06 23:59 GMT
Coimbatore
On hearing continuous trumpeting by wild elephants, the villagers informed the department. A team found the calf trapped in a 12 feet deep pit dug for gold mining. The Forest Department staff then helped the calf come out of the pit by dumping mud to create a pathway. “It ran towards the herd and got reunited,” said an official.
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