Poaching is not an elephant's only threat. Elephants sometimes destroy crops, and in some cases, the farmers feel they have no choice but to kill these large, occasionally destructive, mammals.
In the case of the article below, a herd of elephants needed water, and that's why they damaged crops in some Indian villages . This suggests that the amount of water in their habitats is decreasing, so they have no choice but to try and find some.
Water is a precious resource, and now that we're coming into the warmer seasons in the Northern Hemisphere, we need to think about how we use our water. In today's TIME Magazine, it states that one sixth of the world's population can't access enough freshwater to clean, cook and drink safely every day. If we humans don't have access to clean water, why would the elephants?
About a dozen farmers were affected and villagers demanded compensation from the forest department as well as the district administration.
The villagers alleged that the local administration took no note of their complaint.
Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) P Thanga Pandiyan said the elephants came from Giridih and have now taken respite near Barakar river.
"We have alerted the forest officers in Giridih too so that they provide assistance to the villagers there," said Pandiyan.
The DFO, however, denied that property was damaged during the rampage. He said the elephants were driven out with the help of the expert team deployed by the forest officers.
He also said the herd, which entered the Hazaribag district came only to look for water.
This was because water had dried up at the place they came from. Therefore, they have confined themselves only to river beds and have not harmed humans."
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