Charred remains of elephant recovered from Odisha forest
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The Odisha Police has recovered the charred remains of an elephant from two forested areas in Sambalpur district, officials said on Monday.
Personnel of the special task force recovered half-burnt bones of the tusker from two spots near Kolgaon and Tablei, both under the Dhama forest range, they said.
The bones have been sent to a forensic laboratory to ascertain when and how the elephant was killed, an official said.
"We can reveal the further details after arriving at the spot," said V Neelamvar, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Sambalpur.
Honorary Wildlife Warden, Subhendu Mallik, who was with the STF team, said "it appears that the bones were of an adult elephant".
A pachyderm had died on June 21 under the Sambalpur forest division, due to bullet injuries, police said. The animal had remained stuck for five days in a pond before it passed away.
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