In Nepal’s Chitwan, elephant’s shooting, death raises eyebrows

Mongabay
Feb 6, 2025, 8:25 pm124 pts
KATHMANDU — On the morning of Jan. 5, a soldier deployed at the Chitwan National Park shot a wild elephant (Elephas maximus) after it allegedly attacked an elephant patrol attempting to guide it back into the jungle. According to the national park, the makuna (a name given to bulls without tusks) charged at…

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