Tusker found dead in TN forest

The carcass of a tusker, believed to be 10 years old, was found in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve here today, forest department officials said.

Veterinary doctors who examined it, said it had died of starvation, the officials said.

Later, arrangments were made to bury the carcass in the nearby area, the officials said

They ruled out poaching as the cause of the death.