Two Bandhavgarh officials suspended over jumbo deaths in Madhya Pradesh | India News – Times of India

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav on Sunday ordered suspension of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve field director Gaurav Chaudhary and in-charge assistant conservator of forests Fateh Singh Ninama for negligence over the deaths of 10 wild elephants in Umaria district. He also ordered the constitution of an Elephant Task Force.While reviewing the jumbo deaths in Bandhavgarh…

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Toxic grains may have killed Madhya Pradesh’s 10 elephants at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve | India News – Times of India

Toxic grains may have killed MP jumbos BHOPAL: A suspected toxin produced by fungus-infected kodo grain was identified as the likely cause behind the tragic death of 10 elephants at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in MP’s Umaria district.Over the course of three days (Oct 29-31), the elephants succumbed to multiple organ failure, prompting immediate investigation and…

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