Kerala’s Elephant Killing: Why We Need to Protect Animal Habitats

<div>The killing of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala with an explosive laden pineapple has triggered nationwide outrage.<br> <br> Cricketers, celebrities, common citizens, wildlife experts are all up in arms against this horrendous act of cruelty and are demanding accountability.<br> <br> While the Kerala forest department is investigating into the matter, are we missing the big picture here? Is outrage and handing out punishments for an act of animal cruelty a sustainable solution or just a quick fix? Tune in to The Big Story!<br> <br> <strong>Producer and Host:</strong> Shorbori Purkayastha<br> <strong>Guests: <br> </strong>Dr Nitin Sekar, Lead, Elephant Conservation Programme, WWF India<br> Dr P S Eas, Wildlife Expert</div> <div> <strong>Editor: </strong>Shelly Walia</div> <div><br> </div> <div> <strong>Music:</strong> Big Bang Fuzz<br> <br> <strong>References:<br> </strong><br> </div> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/on-pregnant-elephants-death-kerala-officer-says-most-consider-humans-superior-2240300"><strong>"Intentional Act To Kill The Elephant": Kerala's Top Wildlife Officer</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-elephant-death-probe-on-officials-suggest-pachyderm-ate-explosive-meant-to-kill-boars-6441176/"><strong>Kerala elephant death: Officials suspect pregnant pachyderm ate explosives meant to kill boars</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://qz.com/india/1641301/indias-kerala-state-tweaks-law-to-take-over-abused-elephants/"><strong>This elephant-obsessed Indian state is finally stepping in to protect abused captive animals</strong></a></li> </ul> <div><br> </div> <div><strong>Listen to The Big Story podcast on:</strong></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Apple: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fapple.co%2F2AYdLIl&amp;redir_token=G9sQMbbppKv-LEFD29gDyTmPMzt8MTU3MTM4MDU5NkAxNTcxMjk0MTk2&amp;v=xkpX1V6aUFo&amp;event=video_description">https://apple.co/2AYdLIl</a> </div> <div>Saavn: <a href="https