Elephant hurt - Record image

[Lakshminarayanan Nataraja]

The FVO, Mudumalai is already aware of this animal and he has confirmed that this cow has this disorder (natural) for a long while.
While in wildlife conservation, we always bother about populations and not the fate of individual animals that die naturally, these days with increased human pressure on forests and wildlife, it is becoming imperative to see if any individuals are suffering from human induced factors. Not long ago, a tusker with swollen leg perished gruesomely in Nilgiris due to septicemic and the reason for swelling was a snare !
We need to get to the notice of officials if any abnormality is observed and there should be a followup.

[Prashanth Gokul Dwarapu]

Agree fully with Lakshminarayanan, every individual animal is precious and wherever possible such cases should be reported to authorities. It would indeed be nice if our photographs can contribute in saving lives of our wild denizens.