Man-elephant conflicts in Assam causing concern

The Hindu
Sushanta Talukdar,
December 15, 2006
GUWAHATI: The Assam Assembly on Thursday expressed concern over the rising incidence of man-elephant conflict in the State, even as the Forest Department set December 31 as the deadline for killing Laden, a rogue elephant that trampled to death several persons in Sonitpur district.
Five elephants, including Laden, were declared rogue elephants during the last three years. However, not a single elephant was killed as they migrated to other areas.
Forest Minister Rokybul Hussain informed the House that steps had been initiated to drive out a herd of 100 elephants — creating havoc in the river island of Majuli and the adjacent Narayanpur area in Lakhimpur for the last six days — to the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong elephant reserve for temporary shelter.

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