Viral Video: Elephant tries to break rail barricades with tusks

Team Udayavani, Jul 21, 2020, 6:03 PM IST

Screengrab: YouTube Video posted by Wildlife Valparai

A video of an adult elephant trying to break the rail barricade to curb human-animal conflict in Bandipur tiger reserve has gone viral on social media.

The incident occurred on Monday, July 20 at in Hediyalla range in Bandipur tiger reserve.

In the video recorded by a local the elephant is seen trying to break the barricade with its tusks.

It maybe recalled that around three weeks back a female elephant got stuck between the railway barricades when it attempted to squeeze itself through the the gap between the ground and the lower horizontal rail.

The locals informed the Forest department who rushed to the spot and freed her by loosening the railing.

In the year 2018, an elephant suffocated to death while trying to hop over the railing as its diaphragm was compressed by its own weight in Nagarahole.