Train in India kills As many as 36 elephants and left one in a critical condition . The train plowed into the animals as the herd crossed the tracks . As many as 36 elephants have been killed by trains in the area since Friday . Conservationists estimate that India has a wild population of some 25,000 Asiatic elephants but their habitat is increasingly under pressure as human settlements encroach on nature reserves . West Bengal has a wild population of As many as 36 Asiatic elephants but their habitat is under threat .
Train in India kills As many as 36 elephants and left one in a critical condition . The train plowed into the animals as the herd crossed the tracks . As many as 36 elephants have been killed by trains in the area since Friday . West Bengal has a wild population of As many as 36 Asiatic elephants but their habitat is under threat .