cause of traffic jam Nothing could be cuter than this. A small elephant tries to quickly cross a pedestrian crossing. and ask for help (or trunk) from the mother
The youngest member of the herd decided to cross a road in Koimtore, Tamil Nadu, in southern India.
But what sweetened the picture wasn’t the delight of the driver.
Proboscis: The youngest members of this Indian elephant herd were promoted to keep themselves above the Central Reserve when the family crossed the road in Coimbtore, Tamil Nadu.
Slow: The herd takes hours to cross the road and move away from the area. Leave the huge traffic jam alone.
Danger: However, no one was hurt in this incident – but as India was losing its forests so quickly. More and more elephants and humans Injuries every year as a result of both clashes.
The herd had to hang around for hours. Leaving trucks, cars and motorcycles stuck on two-lane roads with no one going. And there’s nothing to do but watch Mother Nature’s largest land mammals go about their day.
But there is a more serious side to the problem than a few frustrated drivers.
As India’s rapid urbanization continues, Elephants that used to roam the forest came in contact with their human neighbors more often. until the evacuation route was blocked
Coimbatore and nearby Hosur and Gudalur are where up to 700 elephants call the area home.
Wildlife activists claim that at least 20 elephants are killed every year in the region alone. This is an elephant that in recent years has never come close to human habitation.
meanwhile Between 10 and 15 magnificent creatures were killed on the road. either by speeding vehicles or by predators to take their precious tusks.
However, government statistics show that nationwide wild elephants kill more people than tigers, leopards or lions, with 391 people and 39 elephants killed in human-animal conflict in the 12 months to 2015 across the country.
Death toll: There were 391 deaths from elephants last year. and 39 large mammals killed, sometimes by speeding vehicles. and sometimes by poaching
Changing Terrain: One of the main reasons behind these conflicts is the blockage of elephants’ traditional migration routes.
Still, Umesh Marudhachalam Wildlife activists made it clear whose fault this was.
‘The problem is not the animals. We have destroyed their habitat and encroached on their migration routes. What remains in the buffer should be preserved,’ he said.
One of the main reasons behind these conflicts is the blocking of elephants’ traditional migration routes. This results in elephants crossing into human habitation and decimating crops. the activist said
