Another wild elephant found dead in Sherpur

A wild elephant was found dead near the Gazni border of Sherpur's Jhenaigati upazila early Saturday, reports UNB.

This was the third time in the last four months that a carcass of a wild elephant was found in the district, said the forest officials.

Quamrul Islam Akond, an officer of the Jhenaigati forest department, said the elephant was 10-11 years old.

He said the locals first spotted the carcass of the elephant in Halchatigram and informed the forest department.

“Prima facie, it seemed that the elephant died naturally. However, a post-mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death,” said Quamrul.

In November last year, forest officials recovered the carcasses of two other wild elephants in the district.