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Elephant calf injured in tiger attack dies during treatment

PNS

An elephant calf which was being treated in the Kalagarh range of Corbett tiger reserve after being rescued succumbed to injuries early on Monday morning. The two-month-old male calf was injured in an attack by a tiger on October 31. The pachyderm was injured in a forelimb and the shoulder joint. Officials said that the calf died at 4 AM on Monday. The autopsy of the calf was carried out and samples of its viscera and organs was sent to Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly.