Elephant gores man to death in India

Man dies and several others injured as wild elephant goes on five-hour rampage through Mysore in southern India A wild elephant gored a man to death and injured several other people during a five-hour rampage through Mysore in southern India after farmers chased it from a field outside the city. Residents scattered on Wednesday as the young male charged through the city streets attacking vehicles. It turned on the victim in a doorway in an alleyway and gored him as residents looked on in horror. The elephant later charged towards people who took cover on top of a staircase, and lunged at an SUV on a main street. Several people were injured during the five hours it took to tranquilise the animal, officials said. The elephant was one of four that had earlier entered fields on the outskirts of Mysore after becoming separated from their herd, Press Trust of India news agency reported. Farmers chased the animals, sending two of them back into nearby forests. One of them was later trapped at a farm, while the remaining elephant entered the city. Hundreds of people die in India every year when wild animals wander into cities as their habitats shrink and they have to travel further in search of food. Its parks face massive encroachment from people who live and forage in the forests or graze cattle there. India Wildlife guardian.co.uk

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