Many attempts were made by the forest department to reunite the calf with its familyAn elephant calf, which was abandoned by its herd after it came in contact with humans, was shifted to a zoo in Odisha on Thursday. A calf that got separated from the herd was rescued by fishermen and handed over to the State forest department. “We had kept a close watch on the elephant herd to ensure that the jumbos didn’t enter any human habitations. We had even applied elephant dung on the calf so that it would smell like it was part of the herd. Every time, the calf went near the herd it was driven back.”As the calf could face danger if left alone, the forest department decided to transfer it to a nursery.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2020 16:07 UTC