“The Jharkhand forest department will constitute mobile squads to chase away wild elephants who create havoc in villages around the forests in the state, said an official on Thursday. ” - The Times of India

“Tribals in Jharkhand have started living on tree tops to escape from the increasing menace of elephants ravaging their houses. ” - news.smashits.com

“Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.” - PIB Press Release

“Spraying tiger urine and keeping camels as pets are some of the novel methods adopted by villagers in Jharkhand to keep away marauding elephants that destroy crops and kill people when in a fit of rage. ” - The Times of India

“Elephants are in danger in their natural habitat — Jharkhand. The death of three elephants in two separate places within a week is the latest example of the confrontation of mammoths with human beings.” - India Today

“Jharkhand’s forest department is planning to put on display in a museum the tusks of a rogue elephant, named Laden by the villagers. ” - The Times of India

“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

“Six people, including a two-and-half-year-old boy, were trampled to death by a tusker in Purulia today.” - The Telegraph

“An elephant described as a ‘rogue’ by the forest department because of its wild ways was found dead Saturday, Jharkhand forest department officials said here.” - Yahoo! India News

“Jharkhand forest department officials are seeking to execute a rampaging wild tusker, an official has said.” - Calcutta News

“Mahouts in Jharkhand have hit upon an ingenious way to feed their elephants and also run their families - using the animals to extort money from vehicles on national highways.” - Hindustan Times

“Delays in launching projects to save Jharkhand’s elephants have resulted in a steep decline in their numbers in the state.”- India World

“Jharkhand wildlife authorities are all set to begin a census of elephants in the wildlife sanctuaries across the State, starting May 1.” - Hindustan Times

“An eight-year-old elephant which died under mysterious circumstances not far from here may have been poisoned, officials say.” - RxPG News

“Villagers in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have fled their homes to escape a rampaging and grief-stricken elephant herd, officials say.” - BBC NEWS

“Two women were trampled to death by rampaging elephants on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, police said Friday.” - Monsters and Critics

“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

“Five persons including four members of a family were trampled to death and another seriously injured by wild elephants in two different places in Jharkhand, official sources said Friday. ” - Sify.com