Pregnant Elephant dies in Kerala after eating pineapple filled with firecrackers fed to her by locals
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Kerala, June 03: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old elephant died after eating a pineapple filled with a firecracker that exploded in her mouth when locals fed it to her. The tragic incident came to light after a forest officer in Malappuram district shared the details of the horrific incident on his Facebook page.
The wild elephant had left the Silent Valley forest and meandered into a nearby village in search of food. It was here that she ate the fireworks-laced pineapple. According to reports, when the elephant ate the fruit, the crackers exploded in the elephant’s mouth leaving her jaw injured and ultimately died while standing in river Velliyar.
The ghastly incident was brought to the fore by forest officer Mohan Krishnan, who was part of the Rapid Response Team to rescue the elephant. The elephant reportedly came to the town hoping to get some food so as to care for its calf which was in its womb.
Article 51-A (g) of the Indian Constitution says that it shall be duty of every citizen of India to have compassion for living creatures. The pregnant elephant in pic was killed in human- wildlife conflict.Action has already been initiated. But where lies our duty? N humanity?? pic.twitter.com/V1ufNt3HfN
— Kerala Forest Department (@ForestKerala) June 3, 2020
"She came out to the village in search of food,” Krishnan wrote on Facebook. “She did not know about the selfish human beings that she was about to witness. She must have thought, they would spare her as she was carrying two lives. She believed everyone. When the pineapple that she ate burst, she must have been in shock not thinking about herself, but the child she was about to give birth to...”
The officer said that the cracker explosion was so powerful that the elephant's tongue and mouth were badly injured. Before entering the river, the elephant walked around the village, in searing pain, and in hunger.
The Forest Department has registered the FIR under section 9 (prohibition of hunting any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III and IV) and section 51 (offense committed in relation to any animal specified in Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II or meat of any such animal or animal article, trophy or uncured trophy derived from such animal or offense related to hunting in a sanctuary or a National Park) of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Wild elephants are protected species under Schedule 1 of the Act.