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Makhna translocated from Pollachi village to Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve found dead

A makhna (tuskless male elephant) that was translocated by the Forest Department from a village near Pollachi to Chinna Kallar in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) near Valparai in July this year was found dead on Sunday.

The Department suspects that the radio-collared elephant had a fatal fall from a steep rocky terrain. According to it, frontline staff found the carcass in Nagamalai area of Villone forest beat, falling under the Kottur section of the Pollachi forest range, while patrolling the area.

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