Bhubaneswar, Oct 6 : Two wild elephants were found dead in Tilemal Patara forest under Badarama Forest Range in Kuchinda block of Sambalpur district.
The villagers found the two elephants— a tusker and a female elephant lying dead close to a paddy field on Thursday morning and informed the forest officials.
The forest officials on being informed reached the spot and inquired into the death of the elephants.
Though the exact cause of the death of the elephants is not yet known it is suspected that the elephants might have died after consuming the paddy plants sprayed with pesticides.