Orphaned elephant calf taken to forest camp

The mother had fallen to death after suspected tiger attack

An elephant calf found with its dead mother at Edamalakkudy inside the Munnar forest division is recuperating at Devikulam under the care of forest veterinary surgeons. The elephants had apparently come under a tiger attack. The carcass of the she-elephant, aged around 25 years, was found in a steep forest area nearly 4.5 km from Idaliparakudy, a settlement in Edamalakkudy tribal grama panchayat. It is suspected that the elephant fell to death from a rock while trying to ward off the tiger attack. The calf is believed to have been with its dead mother for two days.