Elephants in Nepal

Dhurbe () is a wild male elephant in Chitwan National Park of Nepal that killed 16 people and destroyed more than 50 houses in a span of four years from 2009 to 2012. It is considered one of the most notorious elephants in the world. Contact with the elephant was lost in 2013 but it has subsequently reappeared from time to time. The elephant is named after a soldier whom it killed.