Road rage pachyderm

In India an elephant in distress caused damage to numerous vehicles in the town of Siliguri in East Bengal. The animal entered the town from the nearby Baikunthapur forest and became alarmed by the throng of human activity around it. As it barged its way through the town leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, locals watched in horror from a safe distance. Experts were brought in to fire tranquiliser darts at the elephant, which was then transported to more suitable surroundings to recover from its orde
May 26, 2016 Read time: 1 min
In India an elephant in distress caused damage to numerous vehicles in the town of Siliguri in East Bengal. The animal entered the town from the nearby Baikunthapur forest and became alarmed by the throng of human activity around it. As it barged its way through the town leaving a trail of destruction in its wake, locals watched in horror from a safe distance. Experts were brought in to fire tranquiliser darts at the elephant, which was then transported to more suitable surroundings to recover from its ordeal.

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