India, Oct. 24 -- The floods in north Bengal in the first week of October have increased the human-animal conflict. An elephant and a wild boar have killed five people at Madarihat in Alipurduar and at Mathabhanga in Cooch Behar.

The elephant first killed a 43-year-old man as he was returning home on his motorcycle. Around five hours later, the elephant attacked a family, killing a woman and her two-year-old child, around seven km away.

"The elephant is an adult male that is on musth. We have identified it and its movement is being tracked," said an official.

Chief conservator of forest (wildlife) JV Bhaskar said the floods definitely increased the human-animal conflict. "Several animals have come out of the forests...cases of [wild an...