Elephant rescued from flooded Brahmaputra dies

The elephant was rescued by locals at Jakhalabandha Hatimura area on July 3 from the swollen river and handed over to the forest department, official sources said today.

JORHAT: A two-year-old male elephant, rescued from the flooded Brahmaputra in a serious condition, has died at the CWRC in Panbari near Kaziranga National Park in upper Assam. The elephant was rescued by locals atJakhalabandha Hatimura area on July 3 from the swollen river and handed over to the forest department, official sources said today. The pachyderm was admitted to the Centre forWildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for medical treatment but died yesterday, the sources said. The CWRC is the first rescue and rehabilitation centre near a protected area in the country set up in August 2002 with the primary aim to stabilise displaced animals and release them back into the wild. Located in Borjuri village adjacent to the Panbari Reserve Forest near Kaziranga National Park, the Centre attends to a wide range of wildlife emergencies resulting from natural or anthropogenic causes, CWRC sources said.