Coimbatore: Frontline staff Department of Forest has recovered two iles, stolen from the remnants of wild tusker skeletons in South Poondi Boluvampatti forest range, on Thursday after five days searching in forest reserves.
The remains of the Tusker frame.
, aged between 25 years and 30 years, was found in Poondi South Beat on October 23.
The veterinarian said the elephant could die more than 40 days ago and the two ibories were expelled from the carcass of at least two weeks after two weeks after the meanwhile, Forest Officer Regency (DFO) TK Ashok Kumar formed five special teams led by assistant forest conservators M Senthilkumar and Range Range officer Saravanan to track stolen ivory.
“Teams, along with two sniffer dogs, are combing areas for the last five days.
They recover ivory, hidden under the bush, on Thursday.
They are hidden in a place that is only 430 meters from the place where the remains of the skeleton Tusker was found, “said DFO.
He said officials are now working to trace people who steal ivory.
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