Elephant rescued from well (India)
Elephant rescued from well (India)
New Zealand Herald
March 13, 2008
Indian villagers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu awoke to find a thirsty elephant trapped in the village's well.
At 20 feet, the depth of the well prevented the elephant from escaping on its own.
A team of ten forestry officials brought in a mechanical digger to free the elephant.
After 9-10 hours the elephant was finally rescued and reunited with its herd.
Incidents such as these are becoming more common as elephants enter villages in search of food and water.
Article at the following link:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10497904
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Melissa Groo
Save the Elephants News Service Researcher
For further information on elephants please see Save the Elephants' web site
at http://www.savetheelephants.org
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New Zealand Herald
March 13, 2008
Indian villagers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu awoke to find a thirsty elephant trapped in the village's well.
At 20 feet, the depth of the well prevented the elephant from escaping on its own.
A team of ten forestry officials brought in a mechanical digger to free the elephant.
After 9-10 hours the elephant was finally rescued and reunited with its herd.
Incidents such as these are becoming more common as elephants enter villages in search of food and water.
Article at the following link:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10497904
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Melissa Groo
Save the Elephants News Service Researcher
For further information on elephants please see Save the Elephants' web site
at http://www.savetheelephants.org
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This Save the Elephants project is supported by the International Elephant Foundation. http://www.elephantconservation.org
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Disclaimer:
Please note that we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any news story. In addition, we do not endorse any of the views expressed therein. We simply try to represent fairly what is in the media on elephants. If a reader finds inaccuracies in an article, we are happy to circulate corrections, if these can be verified.
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