A wild elephant has found its way back to residential and farming areas in the southern province of Dong Nai after forest rangers sent the straying animal to a forest last week.
A wild elephant has found its way back to residential and farming areas in the southern province of Dong Nai after forest rangers sent the straying animal to a forest last week.
As soon as the male elephant turned up on Monday, forest rangers knew it was the same one, based on its asymmetrical tusks and half pink half gray ears.
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Locals spotted the elephant standing near some trees by a road in Vinh Cuu District at around 6:45 a.m. They fled and alerted other passers-by.
Several farmers canceled their daily routine to avoid coming into contact with the animal.
Nguyen Van Khang, unfortunately, was not aware of the situation and kept driving his motorbike along the road.
The elephant reportedly walked out to the middle of the unpaved road. Khang was frightened, left his vehicle and ran away.
A large crowd gathered around ten meters away, which may have upset the elephant. It then lifted the motorbike, struck it on the ground and stepped on it.
The animal continued to destroy several trees after retreating far from the road. He left around noon.
(Source:TNNews)
