Summary:
Shahjahanpur: A herd of three wild elephants were sighted in a cane field at Dhakerwa Khalsa village of Nighasan block in Lakhimpur Kheri district on Friday. These were wild elephants that migrate from Nepal. Forest department officials kept vigil to ensure that the herd did not move any further into human habitat. They have made Dudhwa their second home and often move around the forest.”On Friday morning, a few cane farmers found some part of their cane field out of shape. On closer examination, they found the footmarks of pachyderms and immediately informed range officer Palturam about the presence of elephants in their area..