Elephant electrocuted in Karnataka
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A tusker elephant, aged around 40 years, has died of electrocution after coming in contact with a live electric wire in a farm at Chennapatna in Bengaluru South district, forest officials said on Saturday.
According to Deputy Conservator of Forests Ramkrishnappa Sagar, the elephant was attempting to feed on the fronds of a coconut palm when it touched an overhead electricity line on Friday.
''The tusker was electrocuted on the spot,'' he said. Forest officials rushed to the spot and conducted a preliminary inquiry.
This comes a day after a tiger was found dead in Male Madeshwara Hills in Chamarajanagar district.
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