Photo shows an injured Asian Elephant, rescued by the Forest Department members from Chunati under Lohagara upazila on Saturday, November 9, 2019 CollectedThe elephant was stuck in a swamp for almost 30 hoursIn a heart-rending turn of events, a female Asian elephant-- a critically endangered species-- which was rescued from a swamp in Chittagong, has died. On Friday morning, locals first spotted the elephant stuck in the swamp at Narisha village, which is adjacent to Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo shows an injured Asian Elephant, rescued by the Forest Department members from Chunati under Lohagara upazila on Saturday, November 9, 2019 । CollectedLater, two separate teams of the Forest Department rescued it. “It is high time we put in our best efforts to ensure a safe future of the Asian elephant population,” he suggested. In August 2016, another Asian elephant had died after being rescued from a Jamalpur shoal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 10, 2019 15:19 UTC