By Tara Lohan, The Revelator; April 5, 2019
Last year a terrible accident in India made headlines around the world. Late one February night, a speeding train struck a herd of elephants crossing the tracks, instantly killing two adults and two calves. A third adult died soon after.
It wasn’t an isolated incident. Over the past 30 years train collisions have killed more than 220 elephants in India alone.