Keonjhar: A female elephant was found dead at Gayalmunda forest under Ghatagaon forest range in Keonjhar district on Wednesday night.
According to sources, some locals spotted the carcass and informed the forest department officials.
On being informed, the officials along with a team of veterinary doctors reached the spot and started investigation.
The female elephant was pregnant and anthrax infection is being suspected to have lead to its death, the sources added.
