Activists concerned over absence of NGO witness in 2 jumbo autopsies

Wildlife activists are concerned that the post-mortem of two elephants found dead in separate incidents, was conducted without the presence of an NGO and local body member. In addition, information regarding the deaths of two elephants in the Nilgiri forests last week, was not passed on to the press the same day.Two elephants, a male and a female, were found dead in Segur range of forests a few days ago. The post-mortem operation of the two animals was conducted without any witness, except for forest officials," alleged a wildlife activist pleading anonymity. The press was also not informed about the incident. "This suspicious act of the forest officials is highly condemnable," he added. "Last Sunday, a female elephant was found dead in the Segur range of forests. The post-mortem was conducted by forest veterinarian Dr Vijayaraghavan on Monday. While heading to the spot, forest officials were informed of another elephant carcass found a few kilometres away in the same range. The vet conducted the post-mortem of both carcasses on Monday," said C Badrasamy, district forest officer.
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