{"id":134252,"date":"2025-01-26T19:53:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=134252"},"modified":"2025-01-26T19:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T14:23:59","slug":"tragic-loss-beloved-elephants-life-cut-short-by-suspected-electrocution-in-sonitpur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=134252","title":{"rendered":"Tragic Loss: Beloved Elephant\u2019s Life Cut Short by Suspected Electrocution in Sonitpur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/New-Logo-Smal-3.jpg?resize=198%2C55&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"55\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span>n <a href=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=131589\">Sonitpur<\/a>, Assam, a well-known wild elephant named \u201cLaden\u201d tragically died from electrocution at the New Adabari Tea Estate in Balipara. Laden, respected in the community for its gentle demeanor, was foraging for food when it inadvertently touched a live wire near an office building, leading to its immediate death. This massive tusker was a familiar and non-aggressive presence in the area, having roamed it for years.<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_134254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134254\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Tragic Loss: Beloved Elephant\u2019s Life Cut Short by Suspected Electrocution in Sonitpur\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-134254 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif\" alt=\"Tragic Loss: Beloved Elephant\u2019s Life Cut Short by Suspected Electrocution in Sonitpur\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 1200w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 300w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 1024w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 768w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 750w, https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/deccanherald_import_sites_dh_files_articleimages_2022_10_18_asian-elephant-1154795-1666113596.avif 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-134254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tragic Loss: Beloved Elephant\u2019s Life Cut Short by Suspected Electrocution in Sonitpur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Locals, mourning the loss, gathered to pay their respects to the beloved animal, lighting incense sticks and praying for its soul. The incident highlights the ongoing human-wildlife conflict in the region, where the presence of live electric wires poses significant risks to wildlife. Efforts for better coexistence and safety measures are crucial to prevent further such tragedies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Sonitpur, Assam, a well-known wild elephant named \u201cLaden\u201d tragically died from electrocution at the New Adabari Tea Estate in Balipara. Laden, respected in the community for its gentle demeanor, was foraging for food when it inadvertently touched a live wire near an office building, leading to its immediate death. This massive tusker was a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[40103,35754,40102,40108,40107,40113,30769,40100,40111,20427,40106,40112,40101,40105,40099,40109,40098,37331,40110,40104],"class_list":["post-134252","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-assam-elephants","tag-assam-wildlife-news","tag-balipara-wildlife","tag-beloved-animals-of-assam","tag-coexistence-with-wildlife","tag-community-efforts-for-wildlife-safety","tag-community-mourning","tag-elephant-electrocution","tag-elephants-in-tea-estates","tag-human-wildlife-conflict","tag-live-electric-wires-danger","tag-local-wildlife-respect","tag-new-adabari-tea-estate","tag-protecting-elephants","tag-sonitpur-assam","tag-tragic-wildlife-incidents","tag-wild-elephant-laden","tag-wildlife-conservation","tag-wildlife-protection-in-assam","tag-wildlife-safety-measures"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158230,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.com\/?p=158230","url_meta":{"origin":134252,"position":0},"title":"Protests Erupt Over Alleged Secret Transfer of Elephant \u2018Durga\u2019 From Manas to Kerala","author":"News Desk","date":"September 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The alleged secret transfer of a captive female elephant named \u201cDurga\u201d from Manas National Park to Kerala has triggered strong protests by nature conservation groups and student organisations. 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