(IN) One more ‘killer’ elephant dies

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Date:26/11/2007 URL:

http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/26/stories/2007112655850400.htm

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Andhra Pradesh - Srikakulam

 

One more ‘killer’ elephant dies

 

 

Special Correspondent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Srikakulam: One more elephant of the group of nine which had been moving

in these parts died, reportedly of electric shock, in Gopalapatnam village in

Veeraghattam mandal on Sunday.

 

With this, the death toll of elephants had risen to three. It may be

recalled that this group of rogue elephants had been moving in these parts for

the last two months and a journalist Nagaraju was one of its victims.

 

Officials made unsuccessful attempts to drive them away to Orissa from

where they had entered Andhra Pradesh.

 

Operation Gaja was launched and two elephants were immobilised by using

tranquilisers and were physically deported to Orissa. The remaining group of

seven elephants had been moving in these parts since then.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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