People pull the body of a dead pregnant elephant out of the water, after it bit a firecracker-stuffed pineapple, in Kerala, India. Photo: Reuters
Food bombs, poison, steel-jaw traps: India’s farmer-wildlife war
- Outrage over the death of a pregnant elephant has shone a spotlight on the violent methods used to protect crops
- Some 338 elephants died of electrocution in 13 states between 2007 and 2014
People pull the body of a dead pregnant elephant out of the water, after it bit a firecracker-stuffed pineapple, in Kerala, India. Photo: Reuters
