Elephant went into premature delivery after procession; chained at Bandipur In clear violation of the Project Elephant Guidelines, 2008, a heavily pregnant elephant, Chaitra, was made to take part in the Dasara procession in Mysuru on October 23. Five days later, she gave birth to a calf at the Bandipur elephant camp, where she has been held captive among seven other elephants. The Forest Department transported two cow elephants — Chaitra and Durga Parameshwari, both in advanced stages of pregnancy — to participate in Dasara. While Durga was kept out of the...
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