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Centre's Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors, Most Are In...
India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions, with West Bengal topping the list with 26 such land strips, according to a new Union Environment Ministry report.
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Top Court Orders Closure Of 27 Tamil Nadu Resorts In Elephant Corridors
Clamping down on resorts operating without approval in elephant corridor of Nilgiris area, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 27 such commercial establishments.
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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How Development is Killing Assam's Endangered Elephants
Assam's endangered elephants are facing a bigger threat than being killed by poachers. A boundary wall built inside an International Elephant Corridor is keeping the animals from food and water. Four elephants have already died trying to cross over the wall.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
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Man vs Elephant: Conflict over habitat
India is home to almost one-sixth of the world's elephants. However, over the years, conflict between man and elephant has increased. The elephant population is suffering due to shrinking habitats and loss of the traditional migratory routes taken by elephant herds.The elephant task force set up by the Environment Ministry has recommended a Nationa...
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Centre's Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors, Most Are In...
India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions, with West Bengal topping the list with 26 such land strips, according to a new Union Environment Ministry report.
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Top Court Orders Closure Of 27 Tamil Nadu Resorts In Elephant Corridors
Clamping down on resorts operating without approval in elephant corridor of Nilgiris area, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 27 such commercial establishments.
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Karnataka Counts Its Elephants, Hopes To Remain State With Highest Pachyderm Population
Volunteers are helping Karnataka officials to count elephants at Bannerghatta National Park, close to Bengaluru. The state hopes to keep its claim as the state with the highest number of wild elephants in India.
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How Development is Killing Assam's Endangered Elephants
Assam's endangered elephants are facing a bigger threat than being killed by poachers. A boundary wall built inside an International Elephant Corridor is keeping the animals from food and water. Four elephants have already died trying to cross over the wall.
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In Assam, a village makes way for elephants
The existence of Asian elephants is today threatened by the degradation, fragmentation and shrinkage of their natural habitat in forests across the country. The result has been an increase in the conflict between humans and elephants in the fringe areas of forests. Protecting the corridors linking these fragmented habitats is one of the most urgent...
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Man vs Elephant: Conflict over habitat
India is home to almost one-sixth of the world's elephants. However, over the years, conflict between man and elephant has increased. The elephant population is suffering due to shrinking habitats and loss of the traditional migratory routes taken by elephant herds.The elephant task force set up by the Environment Ministry has recommended a Nationa...
