One can expect about 2% of subadult and adult female elephants to die every year on an average. With the demise of the female elephant in Boluvampatti Range in Coimbatore, the death toll of jumbos in state climbed to five in the last 15 days.Heartbreaking photos of a calf crying and guarding his dead mother surfaced on the social media. "Of late garbage collected from villages are dumped near forest areas. He said it was not unusual for female elephants to die of natural causes. Chennai: Much to the shock of wildlife lovers news about yet another elephant circulated in social media on Tuesday.

Source: Times of India July 06, 2016 02:32 UTC