Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.44

8.4.44

mṛgahastivanayoḥ mṛgāḥ prabhūtāḥ prabhūtamāṃsacarmopakāriṇo mandagrāsāvakleśinaḥ suniyamyāś ca //

Of the forests of beasts and of elephants, beasts are numerous and productive of plenty of flesh and skins; they arrest the growth of the grass and are easily controlled, whereas elephants are of the reverse nature and are seen to be destructive of countries even when they are captured and tamed.