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Watch: Elephant calf struggles to cross road barrier, parent helps baby

‘Appreciate the kindness of the truck drivers who waited till the elephants passed and didn’t add more to their anxiety,’ tweeted politician Jairam Ramesh.

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Jul 04, 2020 · 03:16 pm
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Here is the complete video of the incident. Look at the struggle of that small #elephants & family. The reason why we need mitigation measures for such infrastructure. Filmed by lorry driver. @WildLense_India pic.twitter.com/9WtrIOoTbq

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) July 3, 2020

This is one more Heart Wrenching video Elephants are crossing Gudalur - Nilambur road near Nilambur corridor. Video was taken by a lorry driver@PMOIndia @moefcc your little effort by creating underpass can help them. @susantananda3 @dipika_bajpai @ParveenKaswan#wildlense pic.twitter.com/EubnS9XXMW

— WildLense® (@WildLense_India) July 3, 2020

A video from Kerala (shared on WhatsApp) that shows why our infrastructure should be constructed with utmost thought and concern for wildlife.

Appreciate the kindness of the truck drivers who waited till the elephants passed and didn’t add more to their anxiety. pic.twitter.com/BBGyh6ts68

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 3, 2020
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