A female wild elephant was found dead in the periphery of a forest near Coimbatore on Tuesday (May 7, 2024) morning.
Forest Department officials said the carcass of the adult elephant was found near a dry stream in Mangarai, within the limits of the Coimbatore Forest range.
Field staff of the Department spotted the carcass around 150 metres away from the forest boundary during a routine patrol around 10 a.m. on Tuesday.