Elephant calf with injuries being monitored near Tamil Nadu – Keralam border
Forest officials are monitoring an injured elephant calf near the Tamil Nadu-Kerala border using drone technology. The calf is being protected by its mother and two other cows, making direct medical intervention difficult for the forest department.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the challenges of wildlife management and the use of modern surveillance tools to monitor endangered species in sensitive border regions.
The Forest Department is monitoring an elephant calf that was found roaming with injuries in Solakkarai reserve forest area in Madukkarai range of the Coimbatore Forest Division, close to the Tamil Nadu – Keralam border.
The elephant calf was first spotted with injuries at the Solakkarai forest peripheries on September 18. It was found under the protection of its mother and two cow elephants.
Madukkarai Forest Range Officer R. Arun Kumar and his team rushed to the spot and monitored the calf. They found that the elephants had entered Tamil Nadu from the adjacent jurisdictions of Keralam.
Mr. Kumar said the calf had injuries similar to the ones suffered in the attack by a carnivore, and injuries resembling claw marks of a tiger were seen. Since the calf was under the protection of the three cow elephants, the staff could not approach it for a closer examination.
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