Ranchi: Jharkhand forest officials have directed the field officials to nab the parents of the lone elephant that has killed 14 people in five districts of the state since March this year. flock In Tundi forests of Dhanbad district.
Earlier this year, a 10-year-old male elephant that was driven away from his herd in Tundi had migrated to the Santhal Pargana via Giridih. There, during the next 90 days, it crushed and killed 14 people. Between June 20 and June 24, an elephant trampled five people in Jamtara and Deoghar districts. With the increasing number of deaths, there has been an outcry among the residents of Santhal Parganas to declare the elephant rogue and bring in professional hunters to kill it.
“We have deployed several teams of forest workers to track the elephant and ensure that it stays towards the Tundi forests, from where it emerged earlier this year. As per reports, the elephant crossed the Barakar river on Wednesday night and is heading towards the forests,” said Rajeev Ranjan, chief wildlife warden of the state. “Our aim is to ensure that the elephant rejoins its herd. This will prevent devastation and loss of life,” he said.
Last time Jharkhand was declared elephant crook. in August 2017. The 25-year-old tusker, who was wandering in Sahibganj district, had killed 15 people between March and August 2017. The elephant was declared evil and was shot. It had killed many people without provocation.
Before 2017, another male tusker was declared rogue and killed in Bokaro in 2008. In 2005, a rogue elephant was killed in Latehar.
“One of the major requirements for an animal to be declared rogue is that it has to attack humans without provocation. But it is the opposite in the case of Tundi’s single male. Despite initial warnings, locals are pelting the elephant, pelting stones or trying to take pictures. But if the herd does not accept him back, it will become a problem for us,” a senior official, who is closely monitoring the developments, told TOI.
There are about 590 elephants in the forests of Jharkhand.
Earlier this year, a 10-year-old male elephant that was driven away from his herd in Tundi had migrated to the Santhal Pargana via Giridih. There, during the next 90 days, it crushed and killed 14 people. Between June 20 and June 24, an elephant trampled five people in Jamtara and Deoghar districts. With the increasing number of deaths, there has been an outcry among the residents of Santhal Parganas to declare the elephant rogue and bring in professional hunters to kill it.
“We have deployed several teams of forest workers to track the elephant and ensure that it stays towards the Tundi forests, from where it emerged earlier this year. As per reports, the elephant crossed the Barakar river on Wednesday night and is heading towards the forests,” said Rajeev Ranjan, chief wildlife warden of the state. “Our aim is to ensure that the elephant rejoins its herd. This will prevent devastation and loss of life,” he said.
Last time Jharkhand was declared elephant crook. in August 2017. The 25-year-old tusker, who was wandering in Sahibganj district, had killed 15 people between March and August 2017. The elephant was declared evil and was shot. It had killed many people without provocation.
Before 2017, another male tusker was declared rogue and killed in Bokaro in 2008. In 2005, a rogue elephant was killed in Latehar.
“One of the major requirements for an animal to be declared rogue is that it has to attack humans without provocation. But it is the opposite in the case of Tundi’s single male. Despite initial warnings, locals are pelting the elephant, pelting stones or trying to take pictures. But if the herd does not accept him back, it will become a problem for us,” a senior official, who is closely monitoring the developments, told TOI.
There are about 590 elephants in the forests of Jharkhand.
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