Elephant Shot Dead

An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.

An elephant blamed for killing more than a dozen people in Jharkhand and Bihar was shot dead on Friday, after an elaborate hunt that involved dozens of forest officials and a sharpshooter.

Carcass of an 8-year-old female elephant was found with bullet injuries in Wayanad on Tuesday, forest officials said.

Earthmovers closed in on a patch of forest in West Bengal's Bankura district to dig the ground as the beast lay motionless. This morning, smoke was seen rising from the area. A full-grown male elephant, shot dead with no less 12 bullets after a dangerous chase, was being cremated.

An endangered pygmy elephant found dead on Borneo island had been shot about 70 times and its tusks hacked off during a brutal attack by poachers, Malaysian officials said today.

An elephant blamed for killing more than a dozen people in Jharkhand and Bihar was shot dead on Friday, after an elaborate hunt that involved dozens of forest officials and a sharpshooter.

Carcass of an 8-year-old female elephant was found with bullet injuries in Wayanad on Tuesday, forest officials said.

Earthmovers closed in on a patch of forest in West Bengal's Bankura district to dig the ground as the beast lay motionless. This morning, smoke was seen rising from the area. A full-grown male elephant, shot dead with no less 12 bullets after a dangerous chase, was being cremated.