The forest officials found the carcass of a lone elephant calf in the Seshachalam forest abutting Bhimavaram village in Chandragiri mandal of Tirupati district on February 19. The animal was believed to have died of starvation and sickness.
The carcass was found by a team combing the forest in an attempt to chase away the herd of wild elephants roaming in the Yellampalli area for the last twenty days. With stink emanating from the vicinity, the forest team turned suspicious and ventured into the nearby forest and stumbled upon the badly decomposed body.
