Dhurbe

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Dhurbe (Nepali: धुर्बे) is a wild male elephant in Chitwan National Park of Nepal that killed 15 Nepali citizens and one Indian and destroyed more than 50 houses in a span of four years of 2009 and 2012. It got out of contact in 2013 but has been reappearing time and again.[1][2] The elephant is named after an army personnel whom it killed. [3]

After the initial attacks, it was radio-collared to track its movement, but the radio stopped working after a few weeks. When the elephant killed more people, in 2012, the officials declared it as a mad elephant and decided to shoot it down. 93 armed personnel from Nepal Army and Chitwan National Parks was mobilized to kill the elephant but they could not locate him. [4] Later, the officials claimed that Dhurbe was injured in firings from the army but he run away and survived. [5]

Dhurbe appeared in 2018. It broke into the army post of Chitwan National Park at Tirthamankali and took a female elephant with him. At the same time, Dhrube attacked and injured a male elephant named Paras Gaj. In 2020, Dhurbe was radio-collared again to track its movement. [6] In April 2021, Dhurbe attacked a survey team who were counting rhinos.[6] In October 2021, he appeared again accompanied by a female elephant.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Dhurbe spotted in Chitwan National Park". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  2. ^ BHATTARAI, HEMRAJ (2013). "A CASE STUDY OF HUMAN–MONKEY CONFLICT IN OKHARPAUWA VDC OF NUWAKOTDISTRICT". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ Duncan, Andrew. "On the road in West Nepal". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  4. ^ "Nepali Gov't officials divided over how to deal with killer elephant | THEAsiaN". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  5. ^ Rijal, Prahlad (2018-04-15). "Lovesick wild tusker-Dhrube elopes with female elephant". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
  6. ^ a b Newsroom (2021-04-06). "Rhino census in Chitwan affected after a wild elephant attacks counting team (Nepal)". Rhino Review. Retrieved 2021-10-27.


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