Forest staff rescue wild elephant stuck in swamp in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris

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A 25-year-old elephant got stuck in a swamp at Gudalur in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris and as it struggled to get out, it only kept sinking deeper because of its heavy weight. However, the forest department staff rose to the occasion and used a rope to help it come out while cheering the animal with words of encouragement. This appears to have lifted the elephant’s morale and he put in a greater effort while holding on to the rope with his trunk.</p>
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Inspiring team work by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNforesters?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNforesters</a> in rescuing a 25-year-old elephant stuck in a swamp in Gudalur, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nilgiris?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nilgiris</a> The elephant too did not give up and showed exemplary fighting power to get out of the swamp holding on to the rope thrown by her rescuers.Hats off 👍 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TNForest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TNForest</a> <a href="https://t.co/YvT2Zmbcue">pic.twitter.com/YvT2Zmbcue</a></p>
— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) <a href="https://twitter.com/supriyasahuias/status/1507050577242558478?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 24, 2022</a></blockquote>
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The video shows the exhausted elephant collapsing as it comes out of the swamp, but then gets up and walks away into the forest as the rescuers cheer him on.</p>
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Supriya Sahu, the Additional Chief Secretary of Environment Climate Change & Forests, Tamil Nadu, who is also the monitoring officer for Nilgiris, shared the video clip.</p>