India News | Tusker Found Dead in Odisha's Dhenkanal District

Dhenkanal (Odisha), Mar 3 (PTI) A wild tusker was found dead in Kamakhyanagar forest area of Odisha's Dhenkanal district on Monday morning, an official said.

Forest department officials recovered the carcass of the 30-year-old tusker near Jamujhara village in the western part of Dhenkanal forest division.

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The elephant had migrated from Joranda area about five days ago.

It is suspected that the elephant died due to injuries sustained during a fight with another tusker on Sunday night, the forest official said.

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Forest officials have started investigating the elephant's unnatural death.

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