<p>Over 80 elephants have entered a village in West Bengal.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ANI reported that villagers and forest officials were trying to drive away the pachyderms from Sonakhali in West Midnapore and protect their&nbsp;paddy crop.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">West Bengal: Villagers and forest officers trying to drive away more than 80 elephants, which entered Sonakhali in West Midnapore, in a bid to protect their paddy crops. <a href="https://t.co/MIzHeBmhQ1">pic.twitter.com/MIzHeBmhQ1</a></p>
&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/930789367299186690?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Man-animal conflict has become a major concern in Bengal and India in recent years.</p>

<p>News reports said 108 people were killed and 95 injured by wild elephants in the state in 2015-16.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last week, a picture of a baby elephant set on fire had gone viral. The award-winning photograph,&nbsp;again taken in Bengal, was also emblematic of the man-animal conflict in the state.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Also read:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/powerful-photo-captures-elephant-calf-escaping-flaming-tar-balls-hell-is-here-23733" target="_blank">Powerful photo captures elephant, calf escaping flaming tar balls: &#39;Hell is Here&#39;</a></p>


The pachyderms had entered Sonakhali in West Midnapore

Over 80 elephants have entered a village in West Bengal. ANI reported that villagers and forest officials were trying to drive away the pachyderms from Sonakhali in West Midnapore and protect their paddy crop. West Bengal: Villagers and forest officers trying to drive away more than 80 elephants, which entered Sonakhali in West Midnapore, in a bid to protect their paddy crops. pic.twitter.com/MIzHeBmhQ1 — ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2017 × Man-animal conflict has become a major concern in Bengal and India in recent years. News reports said 108 people were killed and 95 injured by wild elephants in the state in 2015-16. Last week, a picture of a baby elephant set on fire had gone viral. The award-winning photograph, again taken in Bengal, was also emblematic of the man-animal conflict in the state. Also read: Powerful photo captures elephant, calf escaping flaming tar balls: 'Hell is Here'

Over 80 elephants enter village in West Bengal

<p>A photograph showing an elephant and its calf fleeing an angry mob, have won the wildlife photography award for 2017 instituted by the Sanctuary Asia wildlife magazine.</p>

<p>The photograph&nbsp;titled &#39;Hell is Here&#39; is clicked by Bipal Hazra, a wildlife photographer from West Bengal.</p>

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<p>The photograph shows a mob hurling tar bombs and crackers toward the animals pushing them away from a human settlement&nbsp;nearby. The photograph is taken in West Bengal&#39;s Bankura district, an area which sees the large-scale man-animal conflict.</p>

<p>People on Twitter are furious after seeing this photo.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&rsquo;s really pain to read a news about a elephant calf put on fire ?? <a href="https://twitter.com/drharshvardhan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@drharshvardhan</a> Sir you must take some action against it. ?? <a href="https://t.co/nhc7ttpzd3">pic.twitter.com/nhc7ttpzd3</a></p>
&mdash; priyaranjan dwivedi (@priyaranjandwiv) <a href="https://twitter.com/priyaranjandwiv/status/927981220943740928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Disgusting a calf elephant on fire wins wildlife photo competition. Sad world we live in ????</p>
&mdash; Dawn Punter (@dawnpunter) <a href="https://twitter.com/dawnpunter/status/927952004613398528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> a heart-breaking photograph titled Hell is Here showing an Elephant and her Calf on fire fleeing a mob <a href="https://t.co/NG9FtgLSoh">https://t.co/NG9FtgLSoh</a></p>
&mdash; ANKUSH (@ANKUSH_A2) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANKUSH_A2/status/927886694099042304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Really? Are these <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/animals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#animals</a> in jail yet or Indian!!! , I meant the real <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/animals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#animals</a> who set them on fire? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/photography?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#photography</a> <a href="https://t.co/LXMInsUw5o">https://t.co/LXMInsUw5o</a></p>
&mdash; Sourav Majumder (@imSouravMajumdr) <a href="https://twitter.com/imSouravMajumdr/status/928185362668699649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">human curelty have no limits putting elephant calf on fire is lower most level of human thinking/character.Shame <a href="https://t.co/SXjuHR5Oxv">https://t.co/SXjuHR5Oxv</a></p>
&mdash; Muhammad Irshad Ktk (@Muhamma62409995) <a href="https://twitter.com/Muhamma62409995/status/928186295914024962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">To guide or direct them away is one thing. But to set a calf on fire? Dude ur a sadist. That&rsquo;s beyond cruel. Really</p>
&mdash; Shoshi Calvin (@shoshicalvin) <a href="https://twitter.com/shoshicalvin/status/927981309116289024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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A photograph showing an elephant and its calf fleeing an angry mob have won the wildlife photography award for 2017 instituted by the Sanctuary Asia wildlife magazine

A photograph showing an elephant and its calf fleeing an angry mob, have won the wildlife photography award for 2017 instituted by the Sanctuary Asia wildlife magazine. The photograph titled 'Hell is Here' is clicked by Bipal Hazra, a wildlife photographer from West Bengal. × The photograph shows a mob hurling tar bombs and crackers toward the animals pushing them away from a human settlement nearby. The photograph is taken in West Bengal's Bankura district, an area which sees the large-scale man-animal conflict. People on Twitter are furious after seeing this photo. It’s really pain to read a news about a elephant calf put on fire ?? @drharshvardhan Sir you must take some action against it. ?? pic.twitter.com/nhc7ttpzd3 — priyaranjan dwivedi (@priyaranjandwiv) November 7, 2017 × Disgusting a calf elephant on fire wins wildlife photo competition. Sad world we live in ???? — Dawn Punter (@dawnpunter) November 7, 2017 × @narendramodi a heart-breaking photograph titled Hell is Here showing an Elephant and her Calf on fire fleeing a mob https://t.co/NG9FtgLSoh — ANKUSH (@ANKUSH_A2) November 7, 2017 × Really? Are these #animals in jail yet or Indian!!! , I meant the real #animals who set them on fire? #photography https://t.co/LXMInsUw5o — Sourav Majumder (@imSouravMajumdr) November 8, 2017 × human curelty have no limits putting elephant calf on fire is lower most level of human thinking/character.Shame https://t.co/SXjuHR5Oxv — Muhammad Irshad Ktk (@Muhamma62409995) November 8, 2017 × To guide or direct them away is one thing. But to set a calf on fire? Dude ur a sadist. That’s beyond cruel. Really — Shoshi Calvin (@shoshicalvin) November 7, 2017 ×

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