The most frequently discussed losses are crop damage by
elephants and injury or death of people (Hoare 2000).
Elephants migrate seasonally to follow the accessibility of
water and favoured foods (Sukumar 1989). Their migration
patterns frequently expand not only beyond park
and reserve boundaries, but beyond national boundaries
as well This is true, for
example, for the Teknaf Game Reserve in Bangladesh
and the Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park in Myanmar,
South Asia.Therefore, the consequences
of conflicts between humans and elephants are
not only a key concern for conservation, but also a major
socio-economic and political issue because elephants move
great distances.