Ailing elephant from Kerala dies in TN forest

An ailing 15-year-old elephant which migrated from neighbouring Kerala has died near a tribal hamlet under Periyanaickenpalayam forest range here, forest officials said today.
Local tribals found the elephant dead and informed the forest officials. Investigations revealed that the elephant had come from Kerala after crossing the Bhavani River a day ago, they said.
The animal was not keeping well following which the Kerala forest department officials had administered medicines to it in Palakkad district and it later crossed the border into Tamil Nadu, they said.
Meanwhile, a 47-year-old villager was trampled to death by a lone tusker in a reserve forest area in Boluvampatty range on the city outskirts, the officials said.