I was at the Chitwan National Park a week ago and one of the 'attractions' was the elephant breeding center. It's hard not to feel sorry for the haattis, especially the little ones, two years olds, chained to large stump of trees. And during the elephant 'rides' they seemed very reluctant and prodded forward by the mahouts with iron prongs. Most of them looked old and overworked and underfed. A mahout told me that they were working for about 10 hours a day, especially now that the number of tourists seems to be growing over there.
Anyway, the good news is that they're not going without a fight, although, tragically, they seem to be attacking each other and going mental rather than focusing on the true enemy specie.
An Elephant Crackup? - New York Times
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ke ho mula... the world is gonna come to an end with wild elephants overtaking the human race
Elephant menace continues in Sunsari, another woman killed
Kantipur Report
SUNSARI, Oct 24 - A wild elephant killed a woman in Hasposa of Sunsari Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as 28-year-old Dhan Kumari Rai who had come to Hasposa Bramhatole to celebrate Bhai Tika.
According to our correspondent, the wild elephant attacked her at 8 last night and banged her onto the ground with its trunk.
The wild elephant in the last couple of days has killed three others as well in Panchkanya and Dharan of Sunsari.
The locals who are frightened by the wild elephant's attack complained that neither the police nor the department of forest has taken any step to control the elephant menace.
However, the police said that a post has been established in the area to control the elephant menace. According to Police Inspector Bishwo Mani Pokharel, the post also comprises representatives from District Forest Department.
Posted on: 2006-10-24 03:57:44 (Server Time)
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