A male elephant calf, about a year old, was found dead in Pollachi forest range limits of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve. Field staff, who were patrolling Pachathanneer forest beat in Sethumadai east section of the range, found the carcass at Nagaroothu around 6 p.m. on Monday. They alerted higher officials, and a necropsy was conducted on Tuesday. The veterinarian opined that the calf could have died of complications caused by a block in the large intestine. Published - July 08, 2026 08:30 pm IST
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