This story is from September 16, 2020

Elephant calf rescued from wet rice field in Arunachal Pradesh

A team of officials from the Pasighat forest division in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has rescued a male elephant calf from the Remi wet rice cultivation field near Pasighat, the district headquarters.
Elephant calf rescued from wet rice field in Arunachal Pradesh
ITANAGR: A team of officials from the Pasighat forest division in East Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has rescued a male elephant calf from the Remi wet rice cultivation field near Pasighat, the district headquarters.
After receiving information on the baby elephant from the locals, Pasighat divisional forest officer (territorial) Tashi Mize and his officials immediately rushed to the field and rescued the mammal with the help of the Yagrung and Remi villagers on Monday.

Mize said the elephant must have separated from its parents due to the heavy water current of Remi stream.
He further asked the villagers to alert the forest officials if they hear or come across any elephant herds so that a possible reunion of the baby elephant with its herd could be initiated.
“The calf is in our custody for now. We are feeding him 50 grams of NAN powder and 1.5 litres of lukewarm water for each diet as prescribed by our senior veterinarian. We are feeding him nine times in a span of 24 hours,” Mize said.
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