The fire between us: why the Bankura elephants faced ire People & Wildlife Photo: Biplab Hazra/Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards 2017 Who do you blame? Farmers struggle to earn a living on a good day without the added trouble of herds of five-tonne grasshoppers nibbling on their hard work. Elephants have to feed their enormous bellies with what’s available: if humans cut access to other forests, they follow their trunks elsewhere. Farmers fight back with all they have — fire and noise.
Janaki Lenin 