Dhurbe

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Dhurbe (Nepali: धुर्बे) is a wild male elephant in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Between 2009 and 2026, he was reported to have killed 25 people and destroyed more than 50 houses. Named after a soldier he killed, Dhurbe is considered one of the most notorious wild elephants in the world. After the initial attacks from 2009 to 2012, Dhurbe was radio-collared to track his movements, but the radio stopped working after a few weeks. When the elephant killed more people in 2012 officials declared him as a mad elephant and decided to hunt and kill him. 93 soldiers from the Nepal Army and Chitwan National Parks were mobilized to kill the elephant but they could not locate him. Later, the officials claimed that Dhurbe was injured but ran away and survived. Dhurbe next appeared in 2018. He broke into the army post of Chitwan National Park at Tirthamankali and took a female elephant with him. At the same time, Dhurbe attacked and injured a male elephant named Paras Gaj. In 2020, Dhurbe was radio...

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