A 90-year-old report by RC Morris has resurfaced, suggesting that tamarind water and buttermilk could have potentially saved elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, where 10 elephants died recently. The report, found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library, details a similar incident in Tamil Nadu in 1933, where Kodo millet poisoning led to the deaths of 14 elephants. Morris noted that ripe Kodo millet can become poisonous and highlighted the role of tamarind water and buttermilk as antidotes. This historical insight is now being revisited by forest officers investigating the recent fatalities.
A 90-year-old report by RC Morris has resurfaced, suggesting that tamarind water and buttermilk could have potentially saved elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, where 10 elephants died recently. The report, found in the Biodiversity Heritage Library, details a similar incident in Tamil Nadu in 1933, where Kodo millet poisoning led to the deaths of 14 elephants. Morris noted that ripe Kodo millet can become poisonous and highlighted the role of tamarind water and buttermilk as antidotes. This historical insight is now being revisited by forest officers investigating the recent fatalities.
•10 elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve recently.
•The report details Kodo millet poisoning linked to previous elephant deaths in Tamil Nadu.
•Tamarind water and buttermilk are highlighted as potential antidotes.
•The report emphasizes that ripe Kodo millet can become poisonous.