President Droupadi Murmu marks 30 years of Project Elephant at Kaziranga
1 year, 8 months ago

President Droupadi Murmu marks 30 years of Project Elephant at Kaziranga

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu on Friday took part in Gaj Utsav at Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam to mark 30 years of Project Elephant. President Droupadi Murmu said elephants have been integral part of our history, religion and culture. It is also important to spread awareness and sensitivity about elephants among school children,” the President said in her address. The event was also attended by Assam governor Gulab Chand Kataria, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union forest, environment and climate change minister Bhupendra Yadav and a host of senior ministers, MPs, MLAs and officials.

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Mammoth problems, meaningful solutions: Marrying technical data and conservation
1 year, 4 months ago

Mammoth problems, meaningful solutions: Marrying technical data and conservation

The Hindu  

Bengaluru-headquartered Asian Nature Conservation Foundation founded by Prof Raman Sukumar of IISc and the late Prof Dhritikanta Lahiri Choudhury has been actively involved in elephant conservation since 1997. The Assam Forest Department wanted actionable insights and requested the team to look at the human-elephant conflicts in Golaghat district near Kaziranga and Hamren district near Karbi Anglong. “The short-term goal was …

Understanding the frontier elephants
1 year, 4 months ago

Understanding the frontier elephants

The Hindu  

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Security beefed up at Tamil Nadu elephant camp ahead of President Murmu's visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Security beefed up at Tamil Nadu elephant camp ahead of President Murmu's visit

India Today  

President Droupadi Murmu, who is on a three-day tour to Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry from August 5, is all set to visit the Theppakadu elephant camp inside the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiris district on Saturday. Security has been beefed up at the elephant camp ahead of the President’s visit. "On the same day, at Raj Bhavan, Chennai, …

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants
1 year, 7 months ago

AP plans steps to ensure safe passage of elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

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President Murmu's 2nd day in Assam: A jeep safari in Kaziranga and more
1 year, 8 months ago

President Murmu's 2nd day in Assam: A jeep safari in Kaziranga and more

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu took a jeep safari inside the Kaziranga National Park's central range on Friday morning during the second day of her Assam visit, officials said. President Droupadi Murmu landed in Assam’s Bokakhat on Thursday to embark on her three-day visit to the state. The President is scheduled to inaugurate the two-day 'Gaj Utsav-2023' on Friday at the Kaziranga …

Kaziranga National Park to temporarily halt safaris for Annual Elephant Festival
1 year, 8 months ago

Kaziranga National Park to temporarily halt safaris for Annual Elephant Festival

Hindustan Times  

Jeep and elephant safaris at Assam's Kaziranga National Park will remain closed for tourists for two days from April 6 in view of the Elephant Festival, which will be attended by President Droupadi Murmu, according to officials. A general notice issued by the Divisional Forest Officer, Eastern Assam Wildlife Division stated that, in pursuance of the Field Director Kaziranga National …

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats
2 years, 4 months ago

Conserving elephants in the southernmost western ghats

The Hindu  

As a child, Gopal saw a herd of 37 elephants — yes, he counted them one by one — on the southern edge of the Western Ghats. “The Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve administration has drawn up plans for resurrecting the elephant migratory paths and removing encroachments along the corridors within the landscape,” says N. Senthil Kumar, Field Director, KMTR. Compact …

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