May 15,
The elephant breeding and training center at Khorasor in Sauraha of Chitwan National Park has named Narayankali’s Calf ‘Shesh Chandra Gaj’.
The calf was born on May 2 and was named on the 11th Day of birth Friday.
The elephant calf is named ‘Shesh Chandra Gaj’ in memory of Shesh Chandra Chaudhary, a senior game scout of Chitwan National Park, who was shot dead by a group of smugglers in September 2014 AD, said Chief Conservation Officer of the park, Annath Baral.
Baral said that a chautari and a waiting room would be constructed on Madi-Thori road in the current fiscal year in memory of Chaudhary, who is believed to have been very active in arresting and controlling rhino smugglers.
Maternity elephants and male calf at the breeding center are healthy. This is the second calf of an elephant born in the current financial year at the breeding center. Three staff members have been assigned to take care of the maternity elephant.
She was taken to the Khorsor Breeding Center after she became pregnant while she was working at the Madai Sector Office in Chitwan National Park.
The two calves that Narayanikali gave birth to earlier are named ‘Madi Gaj’ and ‘Lucky Gaj’. ‘Madi Gaj’ and ‘Lucky Gaj’ also participated in the rhino census.
Along with the newborn ‘Shesh Chandra Gaj’, 10 calves have reached Khorasor In addition, 51 elephants from Chitwan and 6 elephants from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve are working in the park.
