What took him there ? He wanted to collect mushrooms . He ( probably ) knew that this was in a wildlife reserve with wild elephants in it . So , he took a considerable risk , ( and died of it ) , for being able to collect more mushrooms ... I call this greedy . Would he not have been able to find his mushrooms somewhere else , in a not protected zone ? That would have been much less dangerous .
But the greed for having more made him take the risk and he died of it . Just stay out of wildlife reserves . They are there for the wildlife , and not for the people .