Highlights
- Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, appointed brand ambassador for a fund-raising project for conservation of Asian elephants and tigers, today lamented there is lack of adequate space for wild animals in India.
- "This national heritage animal (tiger) in India is now seriously under threat since its habitat - forests - is disappearing at an alarming rate," Madhuri told reporters here.
- "Many instances of human-elephant conflict have been reported in the country. This would not have happened if elephants had their own space and humans had not cut forests for farmlands, settlements, industries, roads or railways," she said.
- Gemfields, an emerald mining company of Zambia, has collaborated with World Land Trust and Wildlife Trust of India to launch 'Emeralds for Elephants', the project that raises funds for protection of Asian elephants and tigers.
Bollywood diva Madhuri Dixit, appointed brand ambassador for a fund-raising project for conservation of Asian elephants and tigers, lamented there is lack of adequate space for wild animals in India.
"This national heritage animal (tiger) in India is now seriously under threat since its habitat - forests - is disappearing at an alarming rate," Madhuri told reporters here.
"Many instances of human-elephant conflict have been reported in the country. This would not have happened if elephants had their own space and humans had not cut forests for farmlands, settlements, industries, roads or railways," she said.
Gemfields, an emerald mining company of Zambia, has collaborated with World Land Trust and Wildlife Trust of India to launch 'Emeralds for Elephants', the project that raises funds for protection of Asian elephants and tigers.