India, Dec. 15 -- A chilling reminder of the growing menace of wildlife crime has emerged from Odisha's Mayurbhanj district where a female elephant sustained grievous injuries after allegedly consuming food planted with explosives. The jumbo is currently battling for her life and is critical due to severe infection. The incident, which took place in Betnoti forest range in the district a few days back, came to light recently.
Preliminary assessment suggested that the blast inside its mouth caused severe trauma as the animal's tongue has been torn apart.
As per reports, villagers spotted the injured elephant in Chuapada jungle and alerted forest officials who immediately arrived at the spot. They then tranquilised and shifted the anima...