Elephant dies on railway tracks while rescuing her calf. Heartbreaking, says Twitter

In a post on Twitter, conservation biologist Neha Sinha shared a story of an elephant rescuing her calf and it has made the internet rather emotional.

Neha Sinha, a conservation biologist, has shared a story of an elephant rescuing her calf in a post on Twitter and it has made the internet rather emotional. Her post also includes a picture of the elephant named Ganga, and her calf, photographed by Avijan Saha in North Bengal. This is Ganga elephant, photographed by Avijan Saha in North Bengal. Chased from fields, her herd encountered a railway line. They crossed on time, except her little calf. She died protecting him from the incoming train. We say we will die for our families. Elephants actually do. https://t.co/Op7YFyPqHv pic.twitter.com/izEFOvsi6z Just heartbreaking Absolutely heartbreaking...this’ll haunt me 4 a long timeWe’ve failed ‘em...not only d govts aren’t doing anything 2 mitigate human-wildlife conflicts but those of us that do care aren’t raising our voices enough! Unfortunate..! We forget nature when we think of development. This will haunt me forever . So sad Terrible tragedy Ganga and her herd were chased from fields and encountered a railway line on the path. All the elephants crossed the railway tracks except for a little calf. Without batting an eyelid, Ganga stopped to rescue the calf as a train approached, and in the process, she died as the vehicle hit her. Ganga, thus, died while protecting her calf. "This is Ganga elephant, photographed by Avijan Saha in North Bengal. Chased from fields, her herd encountered a railway line. They crossed on time, except her little calf. She died protecting him from the incoming train. We say we will die for our families. Elephants actually do," Neha Sinha said in the caption of her post.