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“Environmentalists and forest authorities in West Bengal voiced concern after an elephant calf got electrocuted while crossing the Indo-Nepal border from Darjeeling. ” - Daily India

The Times of India

“If poaching pushed tigers to the brink of extinction, electric wires could be termed the greatest enemy of elephants.” - The Telegraph

“A 15-year old elephant in Uttarakhand has got electrocuted after it dashed against a high-tension electric wire.
The forest officials said that they were informed about the electrocution of the elephant on Thursday.” - Thaindian News

“A mother elephant with its calf, electrocuted by a low dangling high-tension electric cable, died on the spot at Badrama Ghati range along Sambalpur-Deogarh districts border in Orissa.” - Thaindian News

“Two elephants were electrocuted early on Thursday when they came in contact with a high-tension overhead wire near the Badrama wildlife sanctuary in Orissa’s Sambalpur district, a forest official said. ” - The Times of India

“Illegal electrification of farm fences has resulted in the death of many elephants due to electrocution in the western ghats. Shivakumar Kanasogi assesses the jumbo problem” - Deccan Herald

“An elephant which had escaped from the Lakhari forests along with a herd and crossed the Andhra Pradesh border died due to electrocution. This incident happened at the Jirayat Gopalapuram village near Beeraghatam in the Vizianagaram district, 70 km from here. ” - The Statesman

“The irony is inescapable. In a state that has 75 per cent of the land under forest cover, the giants of the jungle are under serious threat.” - The Hindu

“In Meghalaya it isn’t poachers that threaten the elephant population but the high-tension electric wires that have killed nearly 200 in the past four years.” - NDTV.com

“Four elephants were electrocuted at Umdoh village near Byrnihat in Ri-Bhoi district on Monday. Of the four, three were female adults and one male calf. This is the second such incident that took place this year. Last month six elephants died in a village in West Garo hills due to electrocution taking the total number of pachyderm death to 10 in Meghalaya.” - IndianExpress.com

“A wild elephant named Ronaldo was found dead at the gate of the Elephant Breeding Farm at Khorsor in the Chitwan National Park (CNP) on Monday, Rajendra Panohar of the farm said, adding that the elephant might have died due to shock from an electric wire.” - The Himalayan Times

“The recent death of two elephants in the rail accident and another one due to electrocution in Keonjhar district has brought to forefront the threat faced by the pachyderms of this area. ” - The Statesman

“The death of an adult female elephant from suspected electrocution in the Gorubathang area of West Bengal�s Kalimpong subdivision early on Wednesday has raised questions over the efficacy of joint-monitoring by officials of the State�s Forest and Power Departments against illegal methods employed by locals to prevent depredation and elephant attacks in the region.” - The Hindu

“An elephant was electrocuted in a tea garden in north Bengal Wednesday after it came in contact with a live wire, forest officials said.” - Newspost

“A 40-year-old tusker was electrocuted at a private estate near Kaggalipura on Saturday. The elephant had strayed around 11 km from the forest area in Thalaghattapura and five km from Kaggalipura.” - The Hindu

“Four wild elephants drunk on beer were electrocuted when they stumbled into a power pole and brought it down on top of themselves in northeast India.” - NEWS.com.au

“A wild elephant was electrocuted in the Sivagiri forest range in Tirunelveli district when it came into contact with an illegal electric fence put up by farmers. Forest officials believe the incident happened last week.” - The Hindu