Category — Human/Elephant Conflict

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

It is believed that the elephant may have been fed a poisoned pineapple. The elephant was killed for it’s tusks. – redOrbit

“DESTROYED mahangu fields left in the wake of stray elephants from Etosha have Onanke villagers, in Oshikoto, blaming Government for their losses.” – allAfrica.com

Elephants and other wildlife are being threatened due to the increased deforestation and destruction of habitat in Malaysia. As humans and wildlife compete for space and resources, conflicts between the two are expected to increase.

The Star Online

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

Threats of wild elephants are increasing in Sri Lanka and the Wildlife Conservation Department is accused of doing nothing to deal with the situation.

Sri Lanka 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

Researchers are attempting to reproduce the rumbling sound made by a female in heat in order to stop rampaging males and keep them from being killed.

BBC NEWS

A baby elephant, who lost her leg in a landmine accident, has been fitted with an artificial leg.

ABC News

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

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

Elephants assist in the capture of a wild elephant who had recently killed three people in the Avaregunda village.

The Times of India

British trophy hunters have been paying Mugabe’s corrupt regime in Zimbabwe to participate in elephant culls. The hunters participate in tracking and killing the elephants and have their photos taken with the dead animals. Not only do I find culling abhorrent but I also find it deplorable that anyone would give Mugabe any money.

The Times of India

A herd of 150 hungry elephants rampage through a village in India. A family of three was killed while sleeping in their hut.

Philadelphia Inquirer

“Plans are afoot to erect electric fences surrounding the forests where elephants roam frequently considering the safety of villages while establishing a typical environment to elephants, North Western Province Wild Life Director Manjula Amararatne said. ” – Sri Lanka News

An illegal coffee plantation has been built within the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Indonesia, which is causing conflict between humans and elephants. To reduce the number of elephant deaths, a GPS collar has been devised for elephants. By knowing the elephant’s location, humans can be warned when the elephants are entering their area and prepare for them without having to resort to killing them.

BBC NEWS