A pregnant elephant in Kerala ate a pineapple, which was filled with country-made bombs or dynamites. It led to a painful death as the elephant was pregnant and died standing in the Velliyar River in Palakkad in Kerala. People are venting out their anger and concerns all over social media about the gruesome incident.
Yesterday, it was reported that the pregnant elephant was killed after locals allegedly fed her a pineapple stuffed with crackers.
However, when International Business Times, India, reached out to Dr Ab Qayoom, who is an Indian Forest Service Officer, for his comments about what actually must have happened, we got to know that no one have fed the pineapple to the elephant.
Snares used for keeping animals away
Dr Qayoom stated that pineapples filled with firecrackers are used as a snare for catching wild boars. He said, "No one would have fed the pineapple to the elephant. The animal must have found it lying somewhere and must have consumed it herself not knowing what lies ahead for her."
He also stated a second possibility. He said, "Some people actually do such insane things as they consider wild animals as a threat to their property and life. Such incidents do happen at places where wild animals create problems for human beings."
Snares are often found around farms, coffee plantations
He added that wild boars often spoil crops and people use snares as a way to protect their farms and crops. This year, it was reported that the government would soon permit farmers with licensed firearms to shoot wild boars that wander into their lands. The problem is that people do not limit their snares to only wild boars and there have been several incidents when tigers, leopards and other animals have fallen prey to these haphazardly placed snares around farms, coffee farms and wildlife corridors.
Elephant kept standing in water before dying
The pregnant wild elephant originally belonged to Silent Valley National Park (SVNP), Palakkad. As the elephant died, she remained calm despite being in excruciating pain. The elephant kept standing and died at Velliyar River, Malappuram, with its trunk in the water.
The elephant was 15-years-old and was probably getting some relief as it stood in the water after her tongue and mouth exploded. Mohan Krishnan, Section Forest Officer, Nilambur, shared the sad incident on his Facebook page where he had acted as the Rapid Response Team official to rescue the elephant, which was in distress.
When a postmortem examination was carried out, it was learnt that the reason for the elephant's death was due to asphyxia where water had got into her lungs and trachea. Dr David Abraham, Assistant Forest Veterinary Officer, Thrissur, carried out the postmortem.
Dr David said, "I have so far done more than 250 postmortems of elephants alone in my more than two decades career. But this was the first time I was so moved as I could hold the foetus of the baby in my hands. Initially, none of us was aware that the elephant was pregnant. After seeing her heart, I spotted the amniotic fluid and realized that she was pregnant."
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Name kaise Chenge kar diya wo mere chchu the or unka name aslam alam tha or wo bihar se the how its ......
depatment ne bola ye accident hai .however body pe es scratch ase he nhi aa raha jo lage ki accident hai .. saar pe chot lage aisa laag raha jaise kise ne piche se saar pe mara or saar me hole sa ho gaya .. ungaliyo pe nishan aise jaise unko koe lohe ya lakri se mara ho and wo hath se bacha rahe ho .. body ki roknte khare the jaise ki wo kise se daar gaye ho .. hatho n bach me scratch aise jaise aunko khech ki gadhe me gira diya ho.. jis jahag se body mele waha khun ke ek v daag nhi .. saar me chot waha lage jo helmet se cover hota hai .. helmet gere mene bt wo tute nhi .. agar bike over control hue to helmet tut jana chahea .. its seems its not an accident .. its something else..
however it may happened but it is not a good thing for his family
he aslam alam .. he is from bihar .. we are still waiting for his body .. and he was my uncle who is no more ...please pray for him
he was my uncle . he was on duty .. and he belong from bihar .... :'(
he was my uncle .. and he is from bihar ..
tragic incident....
Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi wa rajioon!
Ohh horrible incident, RIP .
very sad incident, he is from chhattisgarh, heartfelt condolence to his family, RIP.
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