With the paddy season approaching harvest, farmers in Assam’s Golaghat district are facing an escalating conflict with wild elephants. The elephants, driven from forested habitats, have resorted to foraging in non-forested areas, including agricultural lands. Desperate to protect their crops, farmers are employing fire lances and other traditional methods to drive the elephants away from their fields. The tension highlights the complex challenges of human-wildlife conflict as encroachment on habitats continues.