Wild elephants cause havoc in central Vietnam

Thanh Nien
December 18, 2006
Four wild elephants have been on a rampage in Vietnam’s central Nghe An province for the last 10 days, seriously injuring a man and destroying dozens of hectares of crops.
Over 100 households in Bai Lim village in Anh Son district are threatened by the giant animals that seem to be slowly losing their fear of man.
In the past people in the area used to light fires and make loud noises to scare them away, a farmer reported. But the same tactics were only provoking attacks on people now, he said.

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