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 Cyanide kills elephants [1]

It could have come from plants, thinks Karnataka

Four wild elephants, found dead in Nanjangud, 25 km from Mysore, in November 2008, died of cyanide poisoning. Chemical analysis ordered by the Karnataka forest department has confirmed this. The deaths made the high court take notice for the first time of the increasing number of unnatural deaths among elephants in the state. In December it ordered the state forest department to constitute a committee to look into the matter.

Publication Date: 
30/03/2009
Deepa Kozhisseri [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Wildlife [4], Elephant [5], Bandipur NP [6], People - Animal Conflicts [7], Invasive Alien Species [8], High Court [9], Karnataka [10], Mysore (D) [11]

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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mysore-d