KANCHANABURI: A wild elephant with a large, badly infected wound at the base of the tail died on Sunday morning after seven days of treatment by a team of veterinarians.
The male elephant, about 2-3 years old, was found by officials from the Salak Phra Wildlife Sanctuary on Aug 15 in a rubber plantation at Moo 1 village of tambon Dan Mae Chalaep, Si Sawat district.
The pachyderm had a big wound at the base of the tail and the wound was rotting from infection.
A team of veterinarians were dispatched to the rubber plantation after the discovery was reported to Anan Phophan, director of the Conservation Area Administration Office 3 at Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi province.
The vets treated the elephant with medication but their attempts to save its life was to no avail. The elephant died early on Sunday.
A monk was invited to perform a religious rite before the elephant was buried.