livius drusus
09-07-2004, 05:48 PM
The Indian state of Assam has a serious problem (http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13558085) with their elephants.
Man-animal conflict has now reached dangerous dimensions in the state in which elephants are being increasingly killed by people. The situation in Assam, according to wildlife and forest officials, is such that even the tamed elephants stray into human settlements in search of food and create terror. This is attributed to the fact that at least 2,500 elephants used in the trade of timber transportation, have gone jobless following a ban on timber felling by the country's highest court since 1996.
Less works makes the elephants more virile as they are not in a position to burn their energy. This phenomenon called 'Masth' is dangerous as the animal might go berserk killing people or rampaging human settlements.
I'm sure the ban on logging was an environmentally conscious choice, but it looks like they didn't think it through all the way. Still, that's just the tip of a massive habitat destruction iceberg India has been colliding into for a long time.
Man-animal conflict has now reached dangerous dimensions in the state in which elephants are being increasingly killed by people. The situation in Assam, according to wildlife and forest officials, is such that even the tamed elephants stray into human settlements in search of food and create terror. This is attributed to the fact that at least 2,500 elephants used in the trade of timber transportation, have gone jobless following a ban on timber felling by the country's highest court since 1996.
Less works makes the elephants more virile as they are not in a position to burn their energy. This phenomenon called 'Masth' is dangerous as the animal might go berserk killing people or rampaging human settlements.
I'm sure the ban on logging was an environmentally conscious choice, but it looks like they didn't think it through all the way. Still, that's just the tip of a massive habitat destruction iceberg India has been colliding into for a long time.