Coimbatore, Mar 3 (PTI) A female elephant was found dead in Monombolly forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in the district on Thursday.

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The decomposed carcass of the jumbo was found in the forest area by the forest officials. The elephant with multiple wounds is said to have died at least a week ago. According to forest department sources, there was a major injury on the abdomen inflicted by a tusker, which might have attempted to mate the cow elephant.

Further information will be available once the postmortem is conducted, they said.

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