In India, wild elephants killed a journalist making a video

A television cameraman making a video was trampled to death by wild elephants crossing a river in southern India.

AV Mukesh, 34, a columnist and cameraman for Malayalam-language television channel Mathrubhoomi, died in the state on Wednesday. Kerala They were filming elephants in the forest in Palakkad district when an elephant attacked them.

The incident is the latest in a series of animal-human fights that have fueled growing anger among people in the state. However, the government has blamed climate change and environmental imbalance as the reason for the increasing incidence of such incidents.

According to Omcom News, Mukesh was filming a herd of elephants crossing a river. Meanwhile, his foot slips and he falls down and an angry elephant turns his attention towards him.

elephant Mukesh sustained serious injuries in the attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital and given medical attention. However, he succumbed to his injuries.

The details of the attack and the extent of the injuries sustained by Mukshan are not yet known.

Minister for Forests and Wildlife Conservation AK Saseendran expressed grief over the death of the video journalist and praised him for ‘bringing public attention to the suffering and suffering of people who have been neglected by society’.

Sasendran said: ‘We are deeply saddened by the news of this incident. After receiving information about the incident, the staff of the forest department tried their best to save their lives.

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In the Indian state of Kerala, famous for its dense forests, the constant loss of human lives due to animal attacks is a major problem.

Kerala occupies 1.2% of India’s land area. It contains 2.3 percent of the country’s forests.

Earlier, Sasendran has attributed the increasing incidence of human-animal fighting to the destruction of the natural environment and climate change.

On February 10, 42-year-old farmer Ajesh Joseph was mauled to death by a wild elephant in Wayanad district of Kerala. A radio transmitter was attached to the elephant’s body.

This was the second elephant attack death in the district in just three weeks.

Due to these incidents, agitation has arisen among the local people. They have been protesting from time to time demanding protection from such incidents.