Officers believe the elephant was angry with its owner for making it carry firewood to a plantation
An elephant has fatally injured its handler at a rubber plantation in Thailand, and police say the heat made it “crazy”.
According to the Independent, officers believe the elephant was angry with its owner for making it carry firewood to a plantation in southern Thailand’s Phang Nga province.
The handler was killed by a 20-year-old male elephant named ‘Pom Pam’. Supachai Wongfaed, 32, was repeatedly stabbed by the animal’s tusks and then “torn in half,” police said. Herders were called to the scene and shot the elephant with a tranquilizer dart from 500 meters away so rescue crews could retrieve the body of the handler.
Officers said the heat may have caused the elephant to go “crazy” and then attack and kill the 32-year-old. Elephants are known for their gentle nature, but can become aggressive when they feel harassed, vulnerable or threatened.
THE Niki Rustan environmental social scientist who specializes in human-wildlife conflicts, told Newsweek that he disputed the police claim, saying that elephants do not become more aggressive when they get hot.
However, the drastically changing climate can cause stresses, such as reduced food and water supplies, which can lead to increased conflicts between elephants in the wild.
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