The death of a female elephant in the buffer area of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) in November end continues to trouble the officials of the PTR, sources said. The dead female elephant was found near a water source in Bareysarn compartment.
The elephant was suffering form anthrax, said the doctor who had conducted the post-mortem.
However, the PTR officials collected the photographs of the dead elephant and have sent it to Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) for a further study and confirmation of the death.
Meanwhile, the field director PTR A S Rawat has written to director animal husbandry Ranchi to send in a high powered team of vet specialists to PTR to analyse and assay the ground facts of the death of this female elephant.