BK Lakshmikantha Mysuru: A female elephant, who was treated on the forest border after being found collapsed in the Hediyala range earlier this week, died on Wednesday.
Elephant, which is believed to be 50 years old, has fainted at a farm near Kurureggi Halla near Hediyala.
Even though farmers tried to help him, they could not.
The Foresters with the help of a veterinarian has begun treatment from Tuesday but it’s too late.
To help elephants get back strength, veterinarians have given glucose and multiple vitamins and provide sugar cane.
But elephants, who suffered from liver failure and suffered a sustainable injury near his ears, did not respond to care and died of starvation.
Bandipur Tiger Reserve Director was responsible v carikalan told Ti that the elephant was very weak, and it suffered from liver disease.
“The post-mortem report revealed that the animal died of liver failure.
As it was very weak, we have given around 30 bottles of glucose and provide multi-vitamins.
But because of age factors and problems of liver, it dies early Wednesday morning,” he said according to Foresters, the speeding vehicle had hit the deer in front of Gurubhavana on the 766 national highway on Wednesday morning killing him in place.
Deer has deviated from Maddahalli forests and has entered the city.
The driver did not stop the vehicle and escape.
The villagers who pay attention to the animal are in a pool of blood telling the Ministry of Forestry.
Gundlupet buffer Zone Range Officer Lokesh and DRFOS Mudhuraj and Siddaraju rushed to the place.
Warneem Vet Wildlife conducted after Mortem and the carcass was cremated in the Kandegala Forest area.
RFO Lokesh said a case had been registered with the incident and hit-run investigation began to track the vehicle.
Expressing sadness over the incident, an environmental lover said, “If this can happen on the main road of a city, we can imagine the fate of wildlife species in their habitat, where a quick expansion of the six meters of road to four paths (26) meters) Raya is being carried out.
People who drive at 30 or 40 kmps because of the limitation of speed in Wildlife Succuaries, will encourage the speed of reckless if widening the road is carried out in the forest area.
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