“A seven-year-old girl was trampled to death by a wild tusker in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh, taking to eight the number of people killed by rogue elephants since June. Villagers have held demonstrations to demand that the wild elephants be hunted down.” - The Times of India
“A rogue elephant that has killed eight people and caused widespread damage in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur district is to be hunted - with tranquiliser gun - the state government announced after affected villagers started a road blockade. ” - The Economic Times
“About 1,200 people of a tribal village in Chhattisgarh have moved to safer places on Friday to avoid a night of fury of a wild elephant that has razed a dozen houses and killed an elderly woman. ” - The Economic Times
“On the eve of World Environment Day, senior wildlife officials from Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Bengal today came together to work out an inter-state co-ordination strategy and to resolve the long standing issue of man-elephant conflict.” - The Telegraph
“The Chhattisgarh government has paid over Rs.76 million ($1.9 million) compensation in the past four years to forest dwellers for loss of life and property due to attacks by wild elephants, a statement said Sunday.” - Earth Times
“About 800 tribal people of a remote area of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh have temporarily deserted their village as a herd of elephants has destroyed their houses and crops, forest officials said Wednesday.” - India World
“A group of six wild elephants has created havoc in the forested areas of Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district for the past three days attacking houses and destroying crops, officials said Friday.” - India eNews
“As many as 27 people have been killed by wild elephants in Chhattisgarh since April 2005, which includes 12 deaths this year, according to state Forest and Revenue Minister Brijmohan Agrawal.” - Earth Times
“Dalma is home to a large number of elephants, explained a forest official, but many of them migrate to Chhattisgarh and other neighbouring states this time of the year in search of food and water. This makes it difficult to spot wild creatures in the sanctuary.” - The Telegraph
“In the recent past, Jharkhand and several other eastern states ? including Orissa, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal ? have recorded a large number of elephant intrusions in villages. With elephant-related deaths and crop destruction rising, wildlife experts from affected states are working on a project which would involve radio-collaring wild elephants to help detect their precise movement.” - The Telegraph
“As uproar over the death of a captured elephant, in the custody of country’s famed mahout Parbati Barua, refuses to die down, the Chhattisgarh government has been compelled to withdraw its orders about killing of two wild tuskers responsible for huge loss to property and human lives in Jashpur district.” - The Indian Express
