India, April 16 -- Around a quarter of these deaths occurred during summer season between April and June
As many as 528 people died and 443 sustained injuries in human-elephant conflicts in Odisha in the last five years, according to the data shared by the Wildlife Society of Odisha (WSO), a non-profit working in the wildlife sector.
Around a quarter of these casualties (118) occurred during the summer season between April and June.
The WSO analysed human deaths by the pachyderms from April 2017 to April 14, 2021.
As many as five persons died in the state and the same number sustained injuries in the first two weeks of April this year, sources said. Debendra Badhei (53) from Bargarh district's Khalliamunda village died as recently as Ap...