On Chaitra 2, 43-year-old Mahout Gangaram Tharu died when he was attacked by a Kumar Gaja that he had taken for grazing. Earlier, in Baisakh 2078, 35-year-old Chhotki Tharu, who was looking after the elephants, died after being attacked by an elephant while they were cutting grass.
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Two elephant caretakers have died in four years after being attacked by wild elephants under the Bardiya National Park.
Gangaram Tharu, 43, was killed by a mahout named Kumar Gaja who had taken him for grazing on Chaitra 14. The park has stated that he was trampled to death by the elephant.
Gangaram had been working as a contract worker for 10 years. On that day, while bathing the elephant, he got angry and attacked it near the river, said Sarojmani Poudel, information officer of the Bardiya National Park. He said that the mahout attacked the staff who fed him, took him to graze and bathed him, and left him to his death.
Earlier, in April 2078, 35-year-old Fanait Chotki Tharu was attacked by an elephant while he was cutting grass. He was killed by an elephant named Yatrakali while he was cutting grass for the elephants he raised. According to the park, Chotki had trained more than a dozen elephants and had also been involved in rescue of endangered wildlife, regular patrols, and sweep operations. Fanait Phonidra Tharu, who was with him, managed to escape and save his life when the attack started.
Ashok Ram, the chief conservation officer of the park, said that 7 people have lost their lives in attacks by domesticated elephants in Nepal in the past 25 years. He said that 357 people have died in attacks by wild elephants during that period. According to him, one elephant is kept in a cage, a cage and a cage. The groom has to clean the elephant's enclosure, bathe the elephant, and ride it. The groom's job is to feed, graze, and tie the elephant. The groom's job is to ride the elephant and go on safari.
'If a tamed elephant misbehaves, the elephant understands when you beat it with a small axe to control it,' he said, 'but if you beat it deliberately and don't feed it on time, the elephant will be angry all year round.' There are 11 elephants in the elephant enclosure of Bardiya National Park. Similarly, the park has stated that there are 32 employees who take care of the elephants. The Bardiya National Park estimates that there are about 120 wild elephants here.
Ramesh Kumar Thapa, former chief conservation officer of Bardiya National Park, said that even though they are tamed, elephants are still wild animals. "An elephant's basic instinct never disappears," he said. "That instinct becomes active in special situations, when there is a risk." He said that if an elephant is left free to graze, it will feel free and expand its territory.
