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BHOPAL: Vatsala, perhaps the oldest elephant on Earth, breathed her last on Tuesday afternoon, following age-related health issues at Madhya Pradesh's Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), her home for the past 32 years. Having survived two near-fatal attacks by a male tusker in six years, the female elephant estimated to be aged between 100 and 110 years, also suffered severe cataract (irreversibly damaging her vision), besides digestive issues and movement-related problems at the Hinauta Elephant Camp at PTR. According to an official statement, Vatsala had been resting near Khairaiya Nala in the Hinauta range due to a broken toenail on one of her front legs on Monday. Despite efforts by the PTR staff, including vets to help her stand, she didn't recover and passed away at around 1.30 pm on Tuesday.
Bhopal: Vatsala, considered Asia's oldest elephant, died at the age of more than 100 years in Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh late on Tuesday. Her last rites were performed in the Hinauta elephant camp inside PTR late on Tuesday evening. "Vatsala was considered to be Asia's oldest elephant. Her last rites were performed by officers and employees of the Panna Tiger Reserve", an official statement said. Popularly known among the forest staff of the PTR as 'Vatsala Daadi (Grandma)' for her unusual affection for baby elephants in the reserve, the centenarian female pachyderm was kno ...Read More >
BHOPAL: She never mated, yet raised generations of calves. She survived brutal attacks, lived through blindness, and stood as a matriarch in the forests of Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh for over three decades. But when Vatsala died this week, the gentle elephant did so just short of global recognition - because of one missing document.On Tuesday, Vatsala collapsed into a pit near Hinauta Elephant Camp and could not rise. Her body finally gave way. Forest officials said she was more than 100 years old - a contender for Guinness Book of World Records - but could not secure the title. "Wi ...Read More >
BHOPAL: Vatsala, claimed by the MP govt to be the oldest female elephant in Asia, passed away on Tuesday in the Hinouta range of Panna Tiger Reserve. She was believed to be 100+ years old.Chief minister Mohan Yadav took to X to post his tributes to Vatsala, who was brought from Kerala to Narmadapuram and later shifted to the Panna Tiger Reserve.In his post the chief minister wrote, "The century-long companionship of 'Vatsala' came to a pause today. This afternoon, 'Vatsala' took her final breath at Panna Tiger Reserve. She was not merely an elephant; she was the silent guardian of our forests, ...Read More >