Why elephants have cast a shadow of fear in West Bengal districts
In the forests of South Bengal—stretching across Bankura, Purulia, Jhargram, and West Midnapore— elephants cast a shadow of fear. Here, the elephant is a harbinger of destruction. Herds trample standing crops, raid granaries and claim human lives with frightening regularity. For many villagers in Jungle Mahal, the distant trumpet of an elephant at night is a warning to flee.