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At an age when it should have been frolicking in the meadows under its mother's care, a helpless elephant calf, barely 15 to 20 days old, separated from its herd, now finds itself confined within four walls under the custody of Boudh Forest Department.
As per reports, the incident unfolded when a herd of elephants, along with this calf and its mother, descended from the Panchadhara hills in Athmallik towards Kusumkuhuri village. In the process, the calf accidentally fell into a canal. On the morning of September 11, local villagers rescued the stranded elephant and alerted the Forest Department. Officials later released the her...