Photograph Baby Elephant on Fire Wins Award

Photograph Baby Elephant on Fire Wins Award
A photograph taken in West Bengal, India, showing elephants being attacked by residents, that received the first place award in a photography competition put on by Indian magazine Sanctuary Asia. Sanctuary Asia
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A picture of burning elephants in the Jhargram district of West Bengal, India, won the top award of a  wildlife conservation photography competition earlier this month.

The eerie photo, titled “Hell Is Here,” shows the conflict between elephants whose territory has been encroached upon by humans, and the farmers who try to protect their crops from the roaming elephants.

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