4 more elephants, 1 tiger killed by trains in Assam, MP

New Delhi: Railway tracks in Assam and MP have become a death trap for the wild animals as four elephants and a tiger were fatally hit by trains this week, taking the number of jumbos dying in such incidents to more than 200 across the country in last one month. Ironically, the mascot of the Indian Railways Bholu, is also an elephant.

“In two separate incidents in Assam, three elephants including two pregnant elephants and a juvenile has died at Hojai on December 4 and another died after being hit by a train in Goalpara district of the state. On December 5, a four-year-old tiger was killed after being hit by a train at Satna district in Madhya Pradesh,” statement issued by the World Wildlife Fund said here today. The WWF has also urged the Ministry of Railways to look into the matter immediately as more than 200 elephants have been killed due to train hits in last one month. (UNI)