<p> <br />Surya, a tusker belonging to Hebbala camp in Mattigodu range of Nagarhole National Park was found dead inside forests on Thursday. <br /><br />As usual, the elephant entered forests on Wednesday night for grazing but never returned to the camp the next morning. <br /><br />The mahout went in search of Surya and found him dead in the forests. A forest officer said Surya has died in a fight with wild elephants.<br /><br />In another incident, Vijaya, 32-year-old tusker died on Friday, after a brief illness. It had been captured in the operation rogue elephant last year. <br /><br />Dr Srinivas from Hunsur was giving treatment for the pachyderm for last three days. But the jumbo never recovered, said Kushalnagar RFO M S Chinnappa. The last rites were performed in the camp area, after the postmortem.<br /><br />Somwarpet Sub-Division ACF M Shashidhar visited the spot. With Vijaya’s death, the total number of elephants in Dubare Camp has reduced to 21.<br /></p>
<p> <br />Surya, a tusker belonging to Hebbala camp in Mattigodu range of Nagarhole National Park was found dead inside forests on Thursday. <br /><br />As usual, the elephant entered forests on Wednesday night for grazing but never returned to the camp the next morning. <br /><br />The mahout went in search of Surya and found him dead in the forests. A forest officer said Surya has died in a fight with wild elephants.<br /><br />In another incident, Vijaya, 32-year-old tusker died on Friday, after a brief illness. It had been captured in the operation rogue elephant last year. <br /><br />Dr Srinivas from Hunsur was giving treatment for the pachyderm for last three days. But the jumbo never recovered, said Kushalnagar RFO M S Chinnappa. The last rites were performed in the camp area, after the postmortem.<br /><br />Somwarpet Sub-Division ACF M Shashidhar visited the spot. With Vijaya’s death, the total number of elephants in Dubare Camp has reduced to 21.<br /></p>
