Wild elephant found dead in Kanchanpur

KANCHANPUR: A carcass of wild elephant was found at Baduwal Tole of Dodhara Chandani Municipality-3 in Kanchanpur.

The adult male elephant was found lifeless along the Nepal-India border.

A team from the Shuklaphanta National Park has already reached the site to assess the situation, according to ward Chair Harisingh Dhanadi.

Locals reported about the discovery of the dead elephant to police in the morning today.

Until the filing of this report, the reason for the death of the animal was not known.

The animal is estimated to be around 8-10 years old.

It may be noted that two months ago, an elephant’s carcass was retrieved from the Laljhandi rural municipality.