Asian elephant

Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

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Forest Department, Railways jointly inspect tracks near Coimbatore to improve safety of wild elephants

Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in Coimbatore district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Officials from the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and the Palakkad Division of Southern Railway inspected railway lines passing through the Madukkarai forest range in … Read more

Endangered Asian elephant has lost most of its optimal habitat in Nilgiri Reserve: Study

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Endangered Asian elephant has lost most of its optimal habitat in Nilgiri Reserve: Study

January 05, 2023 11:03 pm | Updated January 06, 2023 04:04 pm IST – UDHAGAMANDALAM Human settlements hinder the movement of elephants, keeping them confined to hilly areas. File | Photo Credit: SATHYAMOORTHY M Elephants winding their way up the rocky green hills in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) make for pretty photographs. But a … Read more

Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve Asian elephant

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Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve Asian elephant

Guwahati: Pernod Ricard India Foundation and WWF India aim to conserve the Asian elephant through effective human-elephant conflict management in Assam. The project will work across 150 villages in Kamrup, Sonitpur, Biswanath, and Nagaon districts and train community members on effective situation management by developing a toolkit and forming anti-depredation squads, which would help them … Read more