Elephants come out of jungle, tea workers keep away

A herd of 45 elephants, including six calves, entered Binnaguri cantonment in Jalpaiguri district early today leading to a halt in work at Binnaguri tea estate.
The workers of Binnaguri tea garden did not report for duty as the elephants came out of the forest and stood near the army camp.
However, there was no news of any damage caused by the elephants, whose herd this time was perhaps the largest seen so far.
Forest department sources said 27 tuskers returned to the forest as the day progressed and now only 18 were still in the cantonment.
Forest department personnel rushed to the spot to keep a watch over the situation as the presence of calves make the elephants sensitive, the sources said.

All the elephants are expected to return to the forest when it turns dark, the sources added.
Elephants come out of the jungle in search of food for themselves and their calves.