Bhubaneswar: An injured elephant calf, which was roaming in the Khirapada Reserve Forest under the Betanati Range of Mayurbhanj district, has been tranquilised by the forest department team. The calf, bleeding from its mouth, is in urgent need of medical attention.
Multiple teams from the Forest Department monitored the calf’s movements, and a medical team from Similipal joined the rescue operations.
According to reports, a herd of 37 elephants has been moving through various forests in the Betnati Range over the past few days. Two days ago, a group of 27 elephants crossed into the Gopalpur Reserve Forest on the outskirts of Nilgiri in Balasore district, with 26 of them returning to the Betnati Range in two groups on Thursday night.
The injured calf, which had strayed from the herd, crossed the Budhabalanga River and entered the Kshirapada Reserve Forest this morning. Locals alerted the Forest Department after spotting the calf with its tongue sticking out and bleeding from its mouth.
