There was an uproar over the death of 10 elephants in a BTR.
Bhopal: There was commotion in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Sanctuary over the death of 10 elephants in the last few days. Giving important information about this on Tuesday, a senior official of the Forest Department said that ‘cyclopiazonic acid neurotoxin’ was found in the viscera of 10 elephants that died recently. He said, however, that this is not a case of “poisoning” of the elephants but rather that it has occurred because of a plant. Let us tell you that this series of elephant deaths started on October 29 when 4 elephants were found dead simultaneously in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve i.e. BTR.
‘The kodo plant had become poison for elephants’
The chief conservator of forests (wildlife), L., also heads the investigation team formed by the government. Krishnamurthy said the elephant viscera report has revealed that poison spreads in the body of elephants due to consumption of Kodo plants in large quantities. Four elephants were found dead in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district on October 29 and the death toll later rose to 10. After such a large number of elephants were found dead, there was a huge uproar and all kinds of speculations began. Krishnamurthy said the elephant viscera report was received from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) Bareilly on Tuesday.
‘No traces of pesticides were found in the viscera report’
Krishnamurthy said that no traces of nitrate-nitrite, heavy metals as well as organophosphate, organochlorine, pyrethroid and carbamate group pesticides were found in the viscera report. Krishnamurthy said cyclopiazonic acid was found in the elephants, although the actual level of poison was being determined. We tell you that after the news of the death of elephants came to light, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Mohan Yadav, stressed this Sunday the need to prepare a long-term plan with the help of wildlife experts in this regard to prevent future He had insisted on elephant deaths and attacks on humans. (Language)
