Category — India

Conflict between humans and elephants in constantly increasing due to human population growth placing pressure on the animal’s habitats. At Forest BB Mallesh in India an Elephant Project Directorate is being set-up to help deal with the problem. – Deccan Herald

A wild elephant attacked a rickshaw and a house in the Thondur village in India. Villagers attempted to scare the elephant away with firecrackers. A couple of people were injured but no one died.

The Times of India

The elephant bandit in Orissa is at it again. He won’t let cars go by until the people stop to give him food. If he is not given food, the elephant pushes the car and stands in front of it.

Weird Asia News

The government in Chattisgarh, India has provided compensation to twenty-three families who have had a family member killed by an elephant during the last fiscal year.

ZeeNews

A baby elephant died after chewing on a firecracker that was left in the forest. People left the firecracker there because they were trying to kill wild boars.

The Times of India

This is a strange story. In India, a wild elephant picked up a little girl and held her for 30 mins. The elephant then put her down. The elephant also threw a stone at the girl’s father, which knocked him unconscious. An elephant expert has said that elephant’s tend to like children and rarely harm them.

The Telegraph

Two elephants died in the Mysore district of India. A 6 year old male was electrocuted and an tame adult died from an illness.

The Times of India

A runaway elephant who got stuck in a swamp was rescued. Unfortunately, the video is not available in the United States

CBBC Newsround

A man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Chandrabhaga village in India.

Indopia

Villages poisoned an elephant to death after it rampaged through the village in the Khuti district in India.

The Economic Times

There have been a series of elephant deaths in the Bangalore area of Infia. The State Forest Department is gathering data on these deaths and will be submitting a report.

express buzz

“Thus, at a time when temple festivals cannot do without elephants, the Kanichukulangara Temple in Alappuzha district has become the first in the State to discontinue the use of elephants.” – Express Buzz

“Rogue elephants have killed another man in Wokha, this time in Yanmhon. One Belka Orang, an Adivasi, was killed on November 29, when elephants went on a spree destroying paddy fields, fishery ponds and plantations and even government and private houses in and around Yanmhon.” – Morung Express News –

“Noted Assamese wildlife filmmaker Gautam Saikia’s documentary on elephant-human conflict has won rave reviews at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here.” – Nhatky

“A day after an elephant was rescued by villagers from a pit, an injured elephant calf died in a jungle near Sujan Sahi of Khalikote forest range in Ganjam district today, official sources said here.” – outlookindia.com

“Wild elephants are intelligent. They uproot fully grown trees and hurl them on solar/electric fences erected to deter them from entering fields bordering forests. They wait for a downpour or throw water on chilli-tobacco fences to remove their tangy sting. Then they literally trample across the barrier and feast on the crops.” – DNA

“In a first-of-its-kind move, Project Elephant has released funds for setting up rescue and rehabilitation centres across the country to accommodate ill or ageing working elephants.” – Indian Express

“Two people were killed and one injured when a wild elephant went on the rampage in Dhanusa district on Thursday.” – eKantipur.com