Elephants of Bangladesh
Elephants of Bangladesh are starving. The forests of Bangladesh have become smaller in size and are no longer typical rain forests with various types of big and small trees and plants which provide abodes and food to varieties of birds and animals. These have been replaced by jungles of several varieties of foreign trees which can be used as firewood for brickfields, domestic purposes, curing tobacco and making inferior quality furniture. The photograph of elephants eating water hyacinth published in your esteemed daily recently is heartrending. Emaciated and starving elephants are being compelled to change their ancient food habits. They are now making forays into villages situated in the outskirts of their natural habitat, at times killing or injuring villagers and destroying their thatched homes. On the other hand, thousands of acres of fertile paddy fields in the valleys in hills remain untilled because of fear of elephants. The net result of this situation is sufferings, of both elephants and humans. Sincere desire of the govt. and a meticulous planning and vigorous, coordinated action by the ministry of forest, ministry of agriculture and law enforcing authorities could correct this intolerable situation.
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