Dhurbe
Dhurbe (Nepali: धुर्बे) is a wild male elephant in Chitwan National Park of Nepal that killed 16 people and destroyed more than 50 houses in a span of four years from 2009 to 2012. Contact with the elephant was lost in 2013 but it has subsequently reappeared from time to time.[1][2] The elephant is named after a soldier whom it killed.[3]
After the initial attacks, the elephant was radio-collared to track its movements, but the radio stopped working after a few weeks. When the elephant killed more people in 2012 officials declared it as a mad elephant and decided to hunt and kill it. 93 soldiers from the Nepal Army and Chitwan National Parks were mobilized to kill the elephant but they could not locate it.[4] Later, the officials claimed that Dhurbe was injured but ran away and survived.[5]
Dhurbe next appeared in 2018. It broke into the army post of Chitwan National Park at Tirthamankali and took a female elephant with him. At the same time, Dhurbe attacked and injured a male elephant named Paras Gaj. In 2020, Dhurbe was radio collared again to track its movement.[6] In April 2021, Dhurbe attacked a survey team who were counting rhinos. There were no serious casualties, but the survey was disrupted.[6] In October 2021, he reappeared and was accompanied by a female elephant.[1] In December 2023, in Chitwan National Park, a radio transmitter was installed in its collar for the third time.[7]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dhurbe spotted in Chitwan National Park". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ BHATTARAI, HEMRAJ (2013). A CASE STUDY OF HUMAN–MONKEY CONFLICT IN OKHARPAUWA VDC OF NUWAKOTDISTRICT.
- ^ Duncan, Andrew (6 March 2021). "On the road in West Nepal". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "Nepali Gov't officials divided over how to deal with killer elephant | THEAsiaN". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Rijal, Prahlad (2018-04-15). "Lovesick wild tusker-Dhrube elopes with female elephant". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ a b Newsroom (2021-04-06). "Rhino census in Chitwan affected after a wild elephant attacks counting team (Nepal)". Rhino Review. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "११ वर्षमा 'ध्रुवे' हात्तीको गलामा तेस्रो रेडियो कलर". Retrieved 2023-12-11.
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