webfact Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Bull elephant dies from high voltage cable lineKANCHANABURI: -- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circusman Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Won't end until all Thailands wild elephants are no more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peabody Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 "...inspecting the power line that was laid overhead on high towers ..." Towers so high that an elephant could reach the cables? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 RIP big fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csabo Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 RIP big fella. Stupid dismissive comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogpatch55 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Sad news!! So few wild elephants around.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 (edited) "...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, 2015 by MESmith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybas Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MESmith Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage. Wet bamboo? High voltage lines...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalaRider Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 RIP big fella. Stupid dismissive comment You can't think it instead of typing it out here? Stop being a bully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobsworth Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 last i checked, wood is not a conductor of voltage. anything can be a conductor if it is wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Maybe his parachute didn't deploy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 are the power lines reachable by an elephant trunk ? that's not very high ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanku Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 "...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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) 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, 2015 by Basil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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