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go on the rampage in West Bengal tea estate Chengmari
(West Bengal): A herd of elephants strayed into a tea estate at Chengmari
in Dooars region of West Bengal. It was a herd of 15 elephants, including three
tuskers and seven young ones. The herd went berserk for a couple of hours, damaging
a part of the tea gardens, which is close to the Binaguri Range of Diana forest
in Jalpaiguri district. Soon, the wildlife rangers emerged on the scene and they
too found it to be a tough task to chase the pachyderms back into the Diana forest.
Nonetheless, they managed to divert the herd into the jungles. Experts have repeatedly
opined that massive deforestation, poaching and people encroaching upon forest
corridors have forced the elephants to move out of their natural habitats in search
of food and water. India has over 50 per cent of Asiatic elephants, considered
to be among the most intelligent animals but its population has dwindled over
the recent years. -July
25, 2009 Go
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