Why YOU Should Avoid Deadly Elephants! #12. ATHIRAPPILLY KILLING
Recently, a deadly elephant killed a five-year-old girl. The wild elephant also attacked the girl s
father and grandfather, leaving them in critical condition. The victim was later identified
as Aagnimiya. Her father, Nikhil, and maternal grandfather, Jayan, were not spared either.
Fortunately, their condition is improving at the St James Hospital, Chalakudy. The residents have
raised protests due to this incident. They have complained that the forest commission
has failed to intervene despite their complaints of the stray elephants. The elephant who attacked
the little girl has also recently been venturing into people's homes. India is one of the places
where deadly elephants roam freely. #11. SRI LANKA STAMPEDE
2 elephants rushed into a crowd of a religious procession. The festivalgoers were running and
screaming through the busy streets of Colombo in a small town called Kotte. The person riding on
the elephant's back was also thrown to the ground. There were at least 17 persons who were bleeding,
unconscious, or badly injured. The incident is not surprising as some inhumane treatments
are meted out to the elephants while in captivity. Their living conditions make them neurotic and
aggressive due to depression. There have been animal rights activists who continuously call
for the disbarment of elephants playing tricks and forcing them to give rides. The incident is
one that PETA condemned as aggression caused by forcefully taming wild elephants.
#10. ROHINGYA REFUGEES ATTACKED A 12-year-old boy was attacked at a
Rohingya refugee camp near Bangladesh. Shamsu Uddin died instantly when the attack happened.
He was asleep while guarding paddy fields when the deadly elephant attacked him. The location houses
thousands of refugees, and they have suffered multiple attacks. Three days after this attack, a
young girl was also critically injured in another camp, Nayapara. Those mainly Muslim refugees are
running away from religious violence. The centers are close to routes that elephants have long used.
The number added up to 12 in 6 months. #9. INDONESIA FARM ATTACK
A farmer and his son were attacked on a plantation by a Sumatran elephant. Yusmani, 59, and his
13-year-old were on their farm when the elephant attacked them. Yusmani died, but his son escaped
with a broken leg. A month earlier, another farmer returned from his plantation when he encountered 5
wild elephants. One of the elephants pushed him off his bike before retreating into the farm.
The Aceh area of Indonesia has over 500 elephants running the forests. Some of
the elephants have been domesticated. That has made the remaining wild ones aggressive to avoid
going into captivity. #8. CAMEROON KILLING
Cameroon says that its northern border with Nigeria saw a deadly elephant rampaging that
killed 10 people. From November 2020, the elephants sprung into a destructive mode
where they trampled on hundred of hectors of farmlands and destroyed several millet
farms. According to the community leader in the tiny farming community,
the area has over 100 elephants, and they attack people unprovoked. The people are advised not
to shoot the elephants when they ruin their crops to avoid getting more violent in return.
Kalfou reserve, which is close to the area, has over 300 deadly elephants. Altogether,
Cameroon has over 6,500 elephants, an enormous African population. While the numbers are high,
they are also endangered. #7. MALAWI ANTI-POACHING INCIDENT
In May 2019, Matthew Talbot, 22, was on an anti-poaching patrol in Liwonde National Park
in Malawi when he suffered fatal injuries. The British soldier's death has been described as a
deprivation of protective measures. The inquest into his death showed that he was barred from
shooting warning shots when under attack. Talbot suffered chest and soft tissue injuries.
He was on a mixed Malawian and British group on an operational tour.
The group saw 3 elephants approach them, and they started backtracking. Unknown to them,
another elephant was charging from the side. The ride to the nearest hospital was 2 hours away,
and he died 4 hours after the attack. #6. ZIMBABWE SELFIE ATTACK
Moses Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean man, lost his life when he attempted to take a selfie with a male elephant
in 2017. The incident in Plumtree happened with of his friends who escaped unhurt. The trio drove
to a bushy area when they saw 3 elephants. The plan was to take a selfie with them, but the bull
and 2 males charged towards them. Moses was the only one who was trampled upon by the elephant.
Zimbabwe has been on the global watch for failing to manage its reserves to restrict human-animal
interactions properly. A woman was attacked around the same time when she attempted to take
a selfie next to a lion. One of the country's profile cases in wild animal attacks was when
a lion in a park at Gweru mauled the former education minister's daughter in 2010.
#5. HASSAN DISTRICT ATTACK
An elephant trampled 2 people to death on March 11, 2022. The victims were part of
the 25 workers in the Sharada Estate. The 2 deceased are Chikkaiah, 50, and Eeraiah,
60. The locals saw the elephants moving in the neighborhood. The residents of Kadegarje
protested the death of the two estate workers by burning tires in the middle of the streets.
The protesters continued their charge until the chief minister, Basavaraj Bommai, visited the
locality and convinced them that the government was doing something about it. In a recent ruling,
the parliament allocated money to the construction of barricades to halt the elephant movement.
Roughly 75 people have died in the last 10 years from a pool of 60 wild elephants.
#4. LONG ISLAND WOMAN AND DAUGHTER KILLED In 2010, a deadly elephant trampled a Long
Island woman and her year-old baby. The pair were on a Castle Forest Lodge, Kenya, on vacation.
Sharon Brown, 39, was on the adventure with her husband and three other tourists who survived.
The group was hiking in an area where all tourists are advised to stay away from when they are alone
and without an armed warden. The lodge owner shared that the deadly elephant came at them
at top speed without warning. All present run away, but the woman burdened by the child's weight
could not escape fast enough. The eyewitnesses suggested that the lone elephant came from
behind them. Experts suggest that solitary elephants are dangerous, especially when they
feel threatened by a group. #3. SERIAL KILLER ELEPHANT
An Indian local elephant who was nicknamed Osama Bin was shot dead in Assam in 2006
after killing 27 people. The animal moved through the towns for 2 years and destroyed properties
while also killing anyone in his way. He was shot dead in a tea plantation. Laden's trick
was to hide in tea estates and other fields when authorities searched for months to capture it.
Once they were tired of looking, it struck again with a more intense streak, and laden killed
14 villagers in one month. Another Bin Laden appeared in 2019 in India and killed 5 people
in a day. The deadly creature also destroyed many paddy fields and caused significant injured.
#2. THREE-HOUR RAMPAGE At least one man was killed when
2 elephants moved across the city of Mysore and ransacked the entire place for 3 hours straight.
The 55-year-old security guard who attempted to prevent the widespread panic and turmoil was
trampled to death. He was killed at his doorstep. Footage also shows another elephant butting a cow.
That event was gruesome as anything that came their way was crushed and completely wiped out.
The elephants went into the local market and destroyed everything in their way there as well.
The rampage stopped only when the animals decided to give it a rest
and escape back into the forest. Locals complain about the attacks from these elephants each year,
but little is done to salvage the situation. #1. SAFARI STAFF ATTACK
A herd of elephants attacked wildlife park employees in South Africa in 2017, killing one and
seriously injuring a second. The incident occurred at Kruger National Park. The 2 ladies were among a
group when the elephant attacked them. The one in critical condition was transported to the hospital
immediately. Meanwhile, the other employee died instantly when the tusk entered her back
and exited her chest. South Africa's Johannesburg is famous for its wildlife
and its prominent elephant presence. Its neighbor, Zimbabwe, hosts more elephants than them,
but they are the top 2 homes of wild elephants in Africa. This fatal accident proves why we should
avoid deadly elephants, whether in captivity or the wild. It has never been a good idea.
Did you ever come eye to eye with an Elephant?