By Kumar Vikram New Delhi, March 19 : Even as the government has increased the focus on conservation of wildlife, instances of human-animal conflict have resulted in loss of life of both humans and animals over the years. A large number of elephants have lost their lives due to various reasons ra […]
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Assam: Conflicts claim lives of 80 elephants, 70 humans every year
By Tanuj Dhar Guwahati, March 19 : It was around 5.30 on a winter morning that news spread among the locals that an elephant calf had likely perished in a village paddy field in Assam's Udalguri area. The body was being dragged by the calf's mother. About six in the morning, a crowd had gat […]
TN: Illegal electric fences make elephants more vulnerable to electrocution
By Arun Lakshman Chennai, March 19 : Three female elephants were electrocuted to death in the early hours of March 7 in Kali Kotta Gounder village in Tamil Nadu's Dharmapuri district. Two calves aged less than 9 months were seen near the motionless bodies of the elephants. The forest depart […]
With just 2% of India's elephants, WB reports most human-elephant deaths
Kolkata, March 19 : West Bengal houses just two per cent of the national elephant population but the number of deaths both in case of human beings as well as pachyderms because of human-elephant conflict (HEC) has been reported to be quite high in this eastern Indian state. As per the latest s […]
As tuskers kill 462 people in 5 years, J'khand raises pitch for elephant corridors
By Shambhu Nath Choudhary Ranchi, March 19 : The elephant is the state animal of Jharkhand, but the rising elephant attacks in different districts of the state has emerged as a matter of concern for the people. According to the Ministry of Environment, these attacks come to light almost ever […]