Poachers kill tusker in Orissa
February 19th, 2010 - 11:09 am ICT by IANSBhubaneswar, Feb 19 (IANS) Poachers have killed a young elephant for ivory in the forested area of Rajagadia in Orissa’s Angul district, a forest official said.
The elephant’s decomposed body was found Thursday evening.
According to forest officials, the tusks were sawn off and taken away.
A post-mortem examination was conducted and it is suspected that the elephant was poisoned to death.
According to a government report, more than 300 elephants have been killed in the state in the past six years.
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