Tusks of one elephant removed
A male elephant was found dead on 18th January 2008, in Adnala range of Kalagarh Forest Division. The carcass was found near Kumaldi village in Halgaddi Forest block close to the junction of compartment 13 and 14. Tusks of elephant had been removed. According to the Forest Department the elephant had died a natural death and afterwards somebody removed the tusks. Forest Department investigated the case and announced a reward of Rs.25000 for information about the people involved in the case. The Forest Department found the carcass of the elephant after 10 days, when the body had started decaying and smelling and villagers informed the department. Such an occurrence indicates the lack of regular patrolling by forest personnel otherwise they would have found the carcass early. Be that as it may ie whether it was a poaching case or a natural death, it is imperative that proper monitoring of forest areas is done on a regular basic for conservation and protection of wildlife. Regular patrolling in forested areas is necessary to curb poachers and protect wild life. 

In another instance, a Forest Department patrolling team found carcasses of two dead elephants on 25th January 2008.One female calf was found in Dhela block of Corbett Tiger Reserve whereas a male elephant carcass was found in Tera forest block of Ramnagar Forest Division. It was recorded that the carcasses were 20-25 days old. 

On 12th February 2008, a leopard  died after a fall in a well at Patrampur village of South Jaspur range of Terai west Division. The forest department rescued the leopard but despite treatment being given to it the leopard died on 14th February morning due to water in its lungs.  

In a separate instance, on 10th March, the carcass of a dead tigress was found in Jamunagwad beat of Jhirna range of Corbett Tiger Reserve. According to CTR authorities, a forest department patrolling team encountered the carcass of the semi-adult tigress. After the post mortem ,the carcass was burned in presence of CTR high authorities. The forest department denied any possibility of involvement of poachers; presumably the tigress might have died as a result of a territorial fight between two tigresses.