Those with knowledge of wildlife would know that there have been many conflicts between humans and elephants. There have been many cases of elephant attacks, especially during the summer. Several deaths have been reported from Indian forests including Uttarakhand, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, where there is a large population of wild elephants. These cases of fighting largely occur during the summer season, when mahua, a type of flower used to make country wine, is in full bloom. It is one of the favorite things of wild elephants which they love to eat. At the same time, tribals go to the forests to collect mahua, for which they get a significant amount, it is during this time when the possibility of human-wildlife conflict is high, be it with elephants or tigers. with.
However, it is rare for a wild elephant to attack a tourist vehicle in national parks. But, a video of such an incident has emerged from the jungles of Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve in Uttarakhand. During a jungle safari, an angry elephant attacked a tourist canter. At the beginning of the horrifying clip, it is seen that the driver starts driving the vehicle after suddenly seeing an elephant in the forest. Angry elephant is seen running to attack the car. However, the driver of the vehicle does not lose his temper and puts the canter in reverse gear while the elephant continues running towards the canter. However, after running a few meters, the wild elephant gives up the chase midway.
Corbett Tiger Reserve is a better place for many magnificent animals like Royal Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, Crocodile, Birds and many other wild animals. The park was called ‘Halley National Park’ and was renamed ‘Corbett National Park’ after James Edward Corbett. Wildlife watching is not always a fun anecdote. These tourists had good luck.
Nature conservationists have asked forest departments from time to time to limit the movement of tourists to the interior of the forest to a minimum for both conservation and protection purposes. After being shared online, there have been many reactions from social media users on this video. While many expressed their concern over the video, some also made funny comments.