TOPSHOTS A mahout receives a dousing from his elephant ahead of the tourist season when they provide rides to visitors at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, about 50 kms from Guwahati, on March 5, 2013. India is home to around 25,000 Asian elephants but their numbers are dwindling mainly due to poaching and the destruction of their habitats by human populations. AFP PHOTO/BIJU BORO