Elephant raids are now routine in Jhapa’s Bahundangi

What were once rare visits by one or two elephants have turned into regular invasions by huge herds of 50 to 60, complain residents.

It was 2 am on June 10. A herd of approximately 20 wild elephants sneaked into Shantitole of Bahundangi in Jhapa district. While most residents were fast asleep and unaware of the intrusion by dawn, half a dozen families discovered their maize fields were destroyed by the marauding elephants.