MANGALDAI, Oct 4: One wild elephant has again been killed under mysterious condition along the Indo-Bhutan border area in Udalguri district of the BTAD that too during the country wide celebration of the Wildlife Week that started from October 1. As it was reported, a 7-year old tusker was found lying dead near a field on the bank of river Lakkhi of No. 3 Liching Gaon under Paneri Police Station on the night of October 3. According to Range Officer of Nonoi Forest Range of Dhansiri Forest Division, Hala Dhar Kalita, the elephant was found dead on the area without any mark of injury or symptoms of poisoning. On receipt of the information he rushed to the spot. Speaking to The Sentinel over phone this morning, Kalita said that the cause of death could only be ascertained after the performance of the post mortem examination and the local veterinarian has been called for it.
Mention may be made here that the Northwestern part of the Udalguri district along the Indo-Bhutan border has already witnessed tragic killing of five elephants till date since September last. Various non-government organizations working on the field of conservation of wildlife and nature in the area and wildlife activists have expressed utter surprise over the killing of five elephants and also criticized the role of the Forest Department for their indifferent attitude over the alarmingly increasing incidents of men elephant conflict. In spite of killing of five wild elephants in the area originally known as the elephant corridor, the senior officials neither in the Forest Department nor the Forest Minister failed to initiate any effective steps to check the unabated killing of the pachyderm in the area. Even they reportedly failed to make a visit to the spot to assess the gravity of the situation which have created strong resentment among the cross section of the people. It may be mentioned here that, one Pradip Limbu (36), of No. 2 Tanky Basti near Dimakuchi Outpost in Udalguri district had been killed by an elephant on the night of October 1.
A section of wildlife activists also questioned the meaning of the celebration of the Wildlife Week with much pomp and publicity while the pachyderm have been counting their days in their original habitat only due to the negligence and indifferent attitude of the Forest Department. THE SENTINEL
Mention may be made here that the Northwestern part of the Udalguri district along the Indo-Bhutan border has already witnessed tragic killing of five elephants till date since September last. Various non-government organizations working on the field of conservation of wildlife and nature in the area and wildlife activists have expressed utter surprise over the killing of five elephants and also criticized the role of the Forest Department for their indifferent attitude over the alarmingly increasing incidents of men elephant conflict. In spite of killing of five wild elephants in the area originally known as the elephant corridor, the senior officials neither in the Forest Department nor the Forest Minister failed to initiate any effective steps to check the unabated killing of the pachyderm in the area. Even they reportedly failed to make a visit to the spot to assess the gravity of the situation which have created strong resentment among the cross section of the people. It may be mentioned here that, one Pradip Limbu (36), of No. 2 Tanky Basti near Dimakuchi Outpost in Udalguri district had been killed by an elephant on the night of October 1.
A section of wildlife activists also questioned the meaning of the celebration of the Wildlife Week with much pomp and publicity while the pachyderm have been counting their days in their original habitat only due to the negligence and indifferent attitude of the Forest Department. THE SENTINEL
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