Elephant dies after eating from field sprayed with pesticides

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A woman touches the carcass of a male elephant



An elephant has died after eating from a field that had been sprayed with pesticides.
The male animal’s body was spotted on Saturday in Nagaon district of the northeastern state of Assam, India.
A picture showed him lying on his side on muddy grass, with a crowd of people watching on.
Forest officials think he had eaten some rice from a paddy field that was contaminated.


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An Indian villager puts flowers on the body on female elephants


Another two female elephants were electrocuted to death at Kiranchandra Tea Garden, on the outskirts of Siliguri.
A touching image showed an Indian villager putting flowers on their bodies after they were found near an electricity pole.
 
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