Human-animal conflict leaves 454 people and 2,261 animals (388 elephants) dead in Odisha

The human-animal conflict in Odisha over the last six years has led to death of 454 people and 2,261 animals - 388 of these were elephants, as revealed by the Forest Department. The major reason for high number of death of elephants are poaching, poisoning, accidents and deliberate electrocution.
As many as 362 persons were killed by elephants in the past six years while 92 were killed by other animals. As to injuries - a total of 157 persons were injured by elephants and 736 by other animals.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 21 October 2016.

Apart from elephants, the human-animal conflict also involved other animals like saltwater crocodiles, sloth bears, wild boars and leopards. In addition, 164 cattle have been killed by elephants, which also damaged 4,405 houses and crops over 69,071 acres.
It seems 28 jumbos were poached by hunters and wildlife smugglers, nine died due to poisoning and 60 in road and train accidents. In addition, electrocution claimed 50 lives during the period.
In order to minimize the human-animal conflict, new forests with plant species that elephants relish are being created and fresh water bodies are also being created while the existing ones are being renovated. On addition, stone walls, trenches and solar-powered wire fencing have been put up in sensitive areas to check the entry of elephants into human habitats.


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