There is said to be some improvement in the condition of a tusker injured in a fight with another pachyderm about a week ago. After initial treatment by forest department veterinarians, a team of veterinarians from the Corbett tiger reserve also arrived here to treat the injured elephant.
It is pertinent to mention here that an elephant had sustained serious injury about one week ago in a fight with another elephant. The incident had taken place in the Kilpura range near the Chandni Gram Sabha. The injured elephant has not been able to move from the site where he was found about a week ago. The Kilpura ranger KC Kapaltiya informed that earlier the injured tusker was being treated by veterinarians from Khatima. Now, a team of specialist veterinarians from Corbett tiger reserve, Ramnagar are handling the treatment of the elephant. There has been some improvement in the condition of the elephant. The forest department has also deployed its personnel in the area to guard and tend to the injured pachyderm.