A herd of elephants broke into a settlement in Nepal's Shuklaphanta Park
In Nepal's Kanchanpur district, a herd of wild elephants entered the Tarapur village, located in Shuklaphanta National Park. The animals destroyed a residential building where an elderly couple was staying.
According to local police, 60-year-old Lakshmi Dhaura died on the spot from injuries inflicted by the elephants while she was sleeping. Her husband Mohan Dhaura managed to escape in time and remained unharmed.
Following the incident, a joint team of representatives from the Nepal Army, police, and wildlife sanctuary administration arrived in the affected area.
Source: Woman killed in elephant attack in Kanchanpur
Context
Shuklaphanta National Park is located in the Terai region of southwestern Nepal and is part of the transboundary Terai Arc Landscape. This protected area combines savannah floodplain grasslands, sal forests, and wetlands, serving as an important migratory corridor for wild elephants between protected areas in Nepal and neighboring India.
Due to the dense proximity of wildlife to the park's buffer zone, where agricultural lands and settlements of indigenous communities are located, seasonal migrations of elephant herds often intersect with residential areas.