Now, a bull elephant claims life at Barjora village
The Statesman
March 10, 2024
Within just one-and-a-half months, the wild elephants claimed the life of
another man at Barjora village here today.
Kalipada Bauri (59) of Shyampur village located within the Shitala Beat of
Barjora Range in Bankura (North) forest division fell victim of the
recurring elephant menace today.
Kalipada, according to the family members of the deceased and their
neighbours, was attacked by an elephant in the wee hours today. Prasanta
Bauri, a kin of the victim, narrated, “The elephant attacked him unprovoked
when he’d been out at his farmland.” Chandan, the son of the deceased,
said, “The elephant left my father absolutely mangled and then vanished in
the jungle.”
The forest officials, accompanied by police, faced local ire while trying
to recover the body at Shyampur, this morning. The members of the Sangrami
Gana Mancha, a forum struggling against elephant menace also assembled and
expressed annoyance against the forest department’s alleged apathy.
Shubhrangshu Mukherjee, secretary of the Mancha said, “This was the third
human death caused by the marauding elephant herds since January. We’ve
demanded the department should take immediate measures to evacuate the wild
herds, especially the tuskers from our areas to prevent further human death
by the herd.”
The DFO, Bankura (North), Umar Imam said, “Today, it’s not a tusker,
however. It’s a bull elephant, which has been located.” In Bankura (North)
division, 18 migratory elephants have been tracked and of them, 15 were
located roaming within the Barjora range itself. Considering the presence
of the ‘killer’ wild elephants, the forest department had arranged special
safe corridors for the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinees there like
the previous year.
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Now, a bull elephant claims life at Barjora village
The Statesman
March 10, 2024
Within just one-and-a-half months, the wild elephants claimed the life of
another man at Barjora village here today.
Kalipada Bauri (59) of Shyampur village located within the Shitala Beat of
Barjora Range in Bankura (North) forest division fell victim of the
recurring elephant menace today.
Kalipada, according to the family members of the deceased and their
neighbours, was attacked by an elephant in the wee hours today. Prasanta
Bauri, a kin of the victim, narrated, “The elephant attacked him unprovoked
when he’d been out at his farmland.” Chandan, the son of the deceased,
said, “The elephant left my father absolutely mangled and then vanished in
the jungle.”
The forest officials, accompanied by police, faced local ire while trying
to recover the body at Shyampur, this morning. The members of the Sangrami
Gana Mancha, a forum struggling against elephant menace also assembled and
expressed annoyance against the forest department’s alleged apathy.
Shubhrangshu Mukherjee, secretary of the Mancha said, “This was the third
human death caused by the marauding elephant herds since January. We’ve
demanded the department should take immediate measures to evacuate the wild
herds, especially the tuskers from our areas to prevent further human death
by the herd.”
The DFO, Bankura (North), Umar Imam said, “Today, it’s not a tusker,
however. It’s a bull elephant, which has been located.” In Bankura (North)
division, 18 migratory elephants have been tracked and of them, 15 were
located roaming within the Barjora range itself. Considering the presence
of the ‘killer’ wild elephants, the forest department had arranged special
safe corridors for the Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinees there like
the previous year.
https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/now-a-bull-elephant-claims-life-at-barjora-village-1503277726.html#google_vignette