1. A year later an elephant killed George on a hunting trip. 2. A wild elephant killed one American tourist and injured another during a wildlife tour in remote northwestern Namibia, officials said Monday. 3. A spooked elephant killed an Australian man at a tourist show, the second elephant tragedy to strike northern Thailand this week. 4. Last month, wild elephants killed nine people in this region of rugged hills and forests, according to local residents. 5. The elephant killed nine people in an Indian border village on Sunday, and three more after crossing over into Nepalese territory. 6. The number of people killed by elephants has risen in recent years, primarily because of the shrinking forest habitats where the elephants live. 7. A rogue elephant has killed for the eighth time, stomping his mahout to death in the southern Thai province of Yala, local press reports said Saturday. 8. The seven elephants have killed one person and flattened more than a dozen homes in a rampage which began after they strayed from their sanctuary in Bihar into Mayurbhanj. |