Archive · 23 Sep 2025
Odisha: Human, Elephant Deaths Reported in Conflict
Imagine elephants and people living in the same area, sometimes they accidentally get in each others way.
Sadly, in Odisha, India, 45 people and 9 elephants died in the last six months because of these problems.
The elephants enter villages searching for food because their homes are getting smaller, causing conflicts with humans.
The government is taking steps to create more food and protect the elephants.
45 human deaths reported in Odisha due to elephant attacks in six months.
9 elephant deaths were recorded between April 1 and September 15.
The state is home to approximately 2,103 elephants.
Most elephant deaths were caused by electrocution.
Shrinking habitats lead to man-elephant conflicts.
- Who
- Humans and elephants in Odisha
- What
- Conflicts resulting in deaths
- When
- Last 6 months (April 1 to September 15)
- Where
- Odisha, India
- Why
- Habitat shrinking and human interference in elephant habitats.
Shrinking Habitats
Human-Animal Conflict
Cause of conflict
Shrinking Habitats
Shrinking habitats and human encroachment
Human-Animal Conflict
Human interference leads to confrontations.
- Human Deaths (6 months)
- 45
- Elephant Deaths (6 months)
- 9
- Elephant Population (Odisha, 2024)
- 2,103
- Elephant Deaths (Electrocution)
- 7
