Coimbatore: A female elephant was found dead in the Sirumugai forest range in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore forest division on Thursday.
A four-member team of the forest department, who were on a patrol in the forest from Moolaiyoor to Mayilmokkai, sensed an unpleasant smell. While there was a foul smell emanating from the area the animals had gathered, the patrol team couldn’t access the spot as the elephants blocked the way.
They went to the same place In the wee hours of Thursday and found a carcass of a female elephant in a decomposed state. They immediately informed about this to High officials.
