Human casualties caused by elephant attacks have been increasing in Karnataka as 112 people in the state have died of jumbo attacks in the past four years, according to data from the Union Environment Ministry.
Data shared by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a reply to a question in the Upper House recently shows that the total number of human casualties due to elephant attacks has been consistently high during the four years. Across Karnataka, there were 30 fatalities in 2019-20, which decreased to 26 in 2020-21. The number rose to 27 in 2021-22, and to 29 in 2022-23.
Chamarajanagar district witnessed the highest number of casualties over the four years, with 24 fatalities. Other districts that have seen notable casualties include Kodagu, Ramanagara, and Hassan, each experiencing significant loss of lives in the four years.
