From the archive record
Destruction caused by wild elephants in Assam! Life and property are often threatened by the close proximity of human habitations to wild elephant habitat in Assam, India. Small groups of wild rampaging elephants often crush huts and village abodes in villages that are close to elephant forest habitats. Human conflict in the wild is a frequent occurrence, and causes much bad blood towards conservation among village communities, as they don't understand the prerogatives of conservation and the need to conserve wild populations and habitats... They often look at wildlife protection as a preserve of the elite and a way of making money for the government! Wild elephants rampaged through this village, destroying the tenements. Oftentimes, traditional corridors that have been used by wild animal