Arresting image of human elephant conflict wins photo prize

‘Hell is here’ shows two elephants running from a mob hurling flaming tar balls

Elephant India
(Image credit: BIPLAB HAZRA/SANCTUARY WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS)

A photo of an elephant and a calf fleeing a mob that set them on fire has won top entry in a wildlife photography competition.

The image “shows the two animals running among a crowd that has hurled flaming tar balls and crackers at them, reportedly to ward the elephants away from human settlements,” says The Guardian.

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