electrocution

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"Electrocution and railway collisions cause a significant number of elephant fatalities, while mining and highway construction disrupt habitats, intensifying man-wildlife conflicts," the report added.

From Barron's • Oct. 15, 2025

Electrocution, as others have posited, is also an unlikely candidate.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022

Electrocution from power lines is a hazard, as are cars and windows that the hawks might fly into.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Electrocution Water conducts electricity and live power lines can be deadly, especially if they are downed or not easily visible.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is a powerful speaker with a great fund of anecdote, and his programme includes Compulsory Phonetic Spelling, the establishment of Christian Science, Electrocution, and the introduction of College Yells in Parliament.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 by Various