Bull elephant dies from high voltage cable line



KANCHANABURI: -- A 20-year-old tuskless bull elephant was found dead on Tuesday at the Erawan national park in Kanchanaburi privince yesterday, believed to died from electrocution.

The death of the elephant was first reported to park officials by workers of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand who were inspecting the power line that was laid overhead on high towers across the national park in Srisawat district of Kanchanaburi province yesterday.

A team of park officials, soldiers, and veterinarians from Mahidol university later joined in to inspect the scene.

The team found the 3-ton elephant lied dead below the high voltage power cable with burn trace on its trunk.

Several broken bamboo wood with burn traces were found near the body.

The elephant was believed to have died a few days earlier.

Electrocution was believed to be the cause but veterinarians needed to conduct autopsy before making conclusion then exact cause of death.

The death is the second of a wild elephant in the park in three days.

A female jumbo collapsed in Saiyok district of Kanchanaburi on Saturday and died a day later. The elephant was ageing and died of deteriorating health, park officials said.

Earlier in July, three wild elephants died from electrocution when they tried to enter a a meditation centre’s pond for water. The pond was protected by electrified wire fence.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/bull-elephant-dies-from-high-voltage-cable-line


-- Thai PBS 2015-11-04

Won't end until all Thailands wild elephants are no more.

"...inspecting the power line that was laid overhead on high towers ..."

Towers so high that an elephant could reach the cables?

RIP big fella.

RIP big fella.

Stupid dismissive comment

Sad news!! So few wild elephants around..

"...inspecting the power line that was laid overhead on high towers ..."

Towers so high that an elephant could reach the cables?

"Several broken bamboo wood with burn traces were found near the body."

The bamboo may have reached the cables.

Edited November 4, 201510 yr by MESmith

last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage.

last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage.

Wet bamboo? High voltage lines...?

RIP big fella.

Stupid dismissive comment

You can't think it instead of typing it out here?

Stop being a bully.

last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage.

anything can be a conductor if it is wet.

Maybe his parachute didn't deploy.

are the power lines reachable by an elephant trunk ? that's not very high ...........

"...inspecting the power line that was laid overhead on high towers ..."

Towers so high that an elephant could reach the cables?

It was the tall bamboo that touched the cables, the elephant was holding the other end.

Earlier in July, three wild elephants died from electrocution when they tried to enter a a meditation centre’s pond for water. The pond was protected by electrified wire fence.

Must have hooked up the fence direct to the mains... no current limiting.

What a shocking way to go...

Edited November 5, 201510 yr by Basil B