The death of five elephants by trains colliding with them and all event occurred with in a week frame has again highlighting the gaps which reducing man killing animals in our country.
On November 26, the first accident happened near Madukkarai in Coimbatore district, in Tamil nadu as well has seen many elephant death on rail track stretch that went to extension up to Kanjikode , Kerala. Four days later the similar event occurred in near Jagiroad in Assam . Both accidents were at night.
Elephant deaths happening in railway in India is not a new story to follow up .
Other than natural causes the elephant death move to 1,160 over 11 years ends up December 2020 . Among this , 741 deaths were due to electrocution. Railway accidents highlighting 186 cases, poaching 169 and poisoning 64.
Electrocution and train hits are the high cause of Elephant death says Forest wild life Departments and activists. How it should be reduced . The authorities should always take a necessary steps to avoid elephant killing.
They must install animal detection system in all elephant passages . And the state and centre ministry should find out lasting solution in elephant train hits and electrocution and poisoning and poaching.
They are innocent creatures and they have not any common language to raise this issue in public concern.
The authority should think of to stall the corridors of Elephant death either it is in train hit or in electrocution .
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