The shrinking forest cover has not only escalated man-animal conflict in Assam, but has also resulted in increasing casualties on both sides.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/man-animal-conflict-assam-2nd-killings-animals-ncrb-report-says
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-india-guwahati
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/assam
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/orissa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kaziranga-sa
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rhinoceros