INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
JHAPA, MARCH 31Six people have lost their lives in elephant attacks over the past
The victims were individuals who were either collecting fodder, on morning walks, or were asleep at home when the incidents occurred.
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Meghraj Rai, the Chief of the Division Forest Office in Jhapa, said that two more fatalities
resulted from wild elephant attacks just this week
The latest victims are identified as Khadgamaya Mabo, 58, from Kamal Rural Municipality-5, and Pabitra Bhetuwal, 60, from Shibasatakshi-11
These recent incidents have left the local community in a state of fear and unease.Ruma Subba, a resident of Kamal Rural Municipality-5,
said they constantly live in fear of potential wild animal attacks in the aftermath of the incident in the locality.
All 15
localities within the district are deemed vulnerable to elephant encounters
The fatalities over the past five months include one in Damak Municipality, two in Shibasatakshi, two in Haldibari, and one in Kamal Rural
Municipality.The tuskers have unleashed terror in the neighboring districts of Morang and Sunsari as well
It is said that a herd of 29 wild elephants entered Nepal from India through the Bahunadangi point is yet to move back
The Division Forest Office estimates that there are over 60 wild elephants spread across Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari districts.
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