Iron wire cut deep into wild elephant’s forelimb removed near Coimbatore
Veterinarians in the Coimbatore forest range successfully removed an iron wire snare from a young wild elephant's forelimb. The animal is currently being monitored by forest department teams to ensure its recovery.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing threat of poaching and human-wildlife conflict, as well as the efforts of conservationists to protect endangered species.
A team of veterinarians on Sunday treated a wild elephant that was found roaming with an iron wire entangled around its left forelimb, cutting deep into the flesh, in the Sirumugai forest range of the Coimbatore Forest Division.
The female elephant, aged between eight and 10, was first noticed with the wound around its left forelimb, below the wrist, at Uliyur in the Nilgiri eastern slope reserve forest on September 2. The elephant was weak and limping as it was not able to traverse and forage normally.
Veterinarians removed an iron wire, suspected to be a snare, that cut deep into the flesh of a wild elephant's forelimb in Sirumugai forest range of the #Coimbatore Forest Division. Field staff are monitoring the elephant. @THChennai pic.twitter.com/Aa8jCS2MCy
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