GUWAHATI, Nov 20 - Notwithstanding its remarkable conservation saga, Bhutan continues to grapple with a serious man-elephant conflict. Ironically, the cause of the conflict has nothing to do with any lapse on Bhutan’s part; rather, it is the rampant deforestation in the Assam side along the Indo-Bhutan border that has triggered the conflict.
“It’s true that Bhutan is witnessing a man-elephant conflict in some of its border areas with Assam. This may not yet be as intense as it is in Assam but it is a definite cause of worry,” Sonam Wangdi, a representative from the Department of Forest and Park Services, Bhutan, told The Assam Tribune.
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