Keonjhar (Odisha): Two wild elephants have been found dead inside a reserve forest area in Odisha's Keonjhar district, with a preliminary probe suggesting that the animals were killed by poachers, officials said on Monday.
The carcasses of the female and male elephants were recovered by forest officials near Gurubeda area from Baitarani reserve forest on Sunday following inputs from locals, a forest official said.
Two elephants found dead inside reserve forest in Odisha
The tusks of the male elephant were missing and efforts are on to ascertain the actual cause of the death of the jumbos, he said.
