The scene was quickly captured by photographer Biplab Hazra in Bishnupur, eastern India.
To prevent elephants from destroying and damaging their property, people used fire sticks and batons to chase and beat them. When they saw the elephants, they threw fireballs at them to scare them away.
People used fire sticks to chase the elephants.
Another image shows two elephants trying to run across train tracks to try to return to their habitat.
These photos, after being posted, have angered animal rights activists around the world.
They are calling for actions to prevent the destruction of wildlife habitats to protect elephants and other creatures.
Mother and baby elephants are running across the tracks, returning to their habitat.
There are many elephant tracks running in the residential area. I am trying to spread these photos to the community to increase awareness of this issue
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The raging deforestation causes the habitat of wildlife to shrink, and they often go wrongly into human settlements.
Last year, a video of a man being trampled to death by a wild elephant in Sri Lanka also caused a stir on social media.
The video shows, when the man’s car was parked in Kataragama, near Yala National Park, he jumped out of the car, trying to stop the elephant by hypnotizing it.
More and more elephant tracks run in residential areas.
However, his “tricks” failed. The large animal turned, ran towards the man, knocking him to the ground as he tried to run away.
The elephant then lifted one leg and trampled the man to death.