Two elephants were found dead in Koshi Province on the same day. On Monday morning, one elephant was found dead in Sunsari and another in Jhapa.
In Sunsari’s Barahakshetra Municipality-2, a male wild elephant around 7 years old was found dead in a cornfield near the Kaushiki Community Forest. The cause of death is not yet known.
Similarly, on the same morning in Mechinagar Municipality-1, Jhapa, a female adult elephant was found dead in another cornfield in Ganesh Tole area.
Police said the reason behind the deaths of both elephants is still under investigation.