Shivamogga: A 35-year-old male elephant named Naganna died at the Sakrebyle Elephant Camp in Shivamogga on August 23.
The tusker’s death has left his caretakers on edge as authorities are yet to determine the cause. Several teams comprising of wildlife experts are currently investigating the incident.
A similar incident took place in the Udupi district last week where a 62-year-old female elephant died after suffering from a fever for more than 20 days.
The elephant was being housed in the ancient Kollur Shree Mookambika Temple, which is located atop the Kodachadri hills in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru district.
According to the temple authorities, the elephant was gifted to them by a timber merchant and had been living inside the temple for nearly 22 years.
