Assam, Aug. 14 -- One of the most iconic elephants of the state of Assam has died aged 90. Mohanmala was part of Kaziranga's most challenging operations over the decades from anti-poaching patrols and flood rescues to carrying tourists through the Kohora range's wilderness and ferrying forest guards to areas inaccessible by any other means. She was one of the most celebrated working elephants of Assam's Kaziranga National Park, died on Thursday at an estimated age of nearly 90, marking the end of a remarkable chapter in the park's conservation history.
Park director Sonali Ghosh said Mohanmala was part of Kaziranga's most challenging operations over the decades from anti-poaching patrols and flood rescues to carrying tourists through the K...