The body of a week old elephant calf was discovered in Corbett national park here late on Tuesday evening. The exact cause of death of the female calf had not been ascertained. The post-mortem of the carcass was conducted on the spot.
According to Corbett officials, during patrolling by department staff, the body of an elephant calf was discovered late on Tuesday evening in compartment number 22 of Sarpduli range.
After post-mortem examination, the body of the elephant calf was buried in the woods. According to the veterinarians, it appears as if the death of the elephant calf was caused by starvation. All the body parts of the pachyderm were intact at the time of the discovery of its carcass.