Female elephant injured while mating dies in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

COIMBATORE: A female elephant died due to injuries suspected to have been caused during mating at the Manombolly forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Thursday.

Field-level staff noticed the animal standing in the middle of the river near the Manombolly forest rest house on Tuesday evening and tried to chase her away. But she remained in the same spot, body fully immersed in water.