The Ajodhya Pahar Hill range in Eastern India has faced significant ecological changes, including deforestation, leading to increased conflicts between humans and elephants. Many local people express empathy towards elephants, recognizing that habitat loss has caused their intrusion into human spaces. The Indigenous Santal community views elephants as spiritual beings and uses their moral solidarity with the animals as a framework for understanding and resisting these conflicts.
Source: Current Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1177/00113921261488857