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TNN Jul 25, 2011, 11.38am IST
JORHAT: Forest officials on Sunday rescued an elephant calf from Nameri National Park, located about 35 km from Tezpur town in Sonitpur district, and relocated it to the wildlife rehabilitation centre in Kaziranga National Park for treatment. The four-month calf, which got separated from its herd during the recent wave of floods, was stranded in the Sirusa area of the famous elephant reserve.
''Our forest staff found the calf around 6 am in the Sirusa area. The calf got separate from its herd more than a week ago and could not leave the area because of the floods. When the forest staff found the animal, it was too weak to walk. It appeared that the calf had not eaten for many days," said Abhijit Bhawal, in-charge of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, Kaziranga.
"As soon as we received the report, we rushed to the spot and started treating the animal. It was important to relocate the calf to our centre for treatment," he added.
Officials of the Kaziranga Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre rescued two other elephant calves from Nadua reserve forest and Kordoiguri area during the last few weeks. Forest officials said both the incidents occurred due to the floods. Forest staff rescued another elephant calf from Nadua reserve forest located at the boundary of the Nameri national park on July 6 and it's now undergoing treatment at Biswanath Chariali in Sonitpur district. The rehabilitation centre officials said calf that was rescued on Sunday had sustained injuries at its right foot.
source-timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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