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Ami Vitale Getty Images
"The Human Elephant Conflict"


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An elephant makes a mock charge before he leads his tribe and disappears inside a thick forest in Assam. India and its sacred elephants are threatened by deforestation and encroachment of the reserved land and natural forests. As a result, wild elephants are rampaging through villages, killing people and destroying their homes and crops.
 

 

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