Govt looks to update elephant corridors to mitigate human-animal conflict in six states
1 year, 11 months ago

Govt looks to update elephant corridors to mitigate human-animal conflict in six states

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata The Union environment ministry is in the process of updating and reviewing elephant corridors across India to better manage human-animal conflict, a senior government official in charge of the country’s elephant conservation project said on Friday. In 2005, Wildlife Trust of India and Asian Nature Conservation Foundation in collaboration with state forest departments, Project Elephant and researchers had identified 88 elephant corridors. They keep a watch on movement of elephant herds and inform the local forest officials who in turn spread the message to villagers,” said a forest department official of West Bengal A senior official of the union forest ministry said that Odisha notified 7,263-acre area in the Similipal-Hadgarh-Kuldiha corridor as a conservation reserve, a protected area under the Wildlife Protection Act. The Uttarakhand government is planning to notify elephant corridors under the Environment Protection Act as eco-sensitive zones, an official of the union forest ministry.

India Conservation Elephants Tamil Nadu Odisha West Bengal West Forest Official Bengal Six States Elephant Corridors Corridors Project Elephant Elephant Conservation Gajah Elephant Conflict  update  official  govt  mitigate  project  conservation  humananimal  states  corridors  elephant  conflict  forest  bengal  west  wildlife  elephants  looks

History of this topic

How the move to revive elephant corridors has become a political problem in Tamil Nadu
7 months, 3 weeks ago

How the move to revive elephant corridors has become a political problem in Tamil Nadu

Hindustan Times  

The Tamil Nadu government's initiative to restore all the traditional elephant corridors in the state to facilitate unrestricted movement of wildlife without running into conflict with humans has become a flashpoint with major political parties and prominent farmers' organisations objecting to the plan. The plan Last year, the state government constituted an expert panel to identify elephant corridors in the …

T.N. Govt. faces stiff challenges to balance needs of human communities and elephant habitats in Gudalur
7 months, 4 weeks ago

T.N. Govt. faces stiff challenges to balance needs of human communities and elephant habitats in Gudalur

The Hindu  

Despite opposition from residents and political parties to the Tamil Nadu government identifying two corridors that run through Gudalur in the Nilgiris, legal experts and conservationists feel that notifying the two corridors will be imperative in ensuring the conservation of the Asian elephant in the region. Draft elephant corridor report The draft elephant corridor report details the presence of anywhere …

T.N. draft elephant corridor plan | Two new corridors identified in Erode district
8 months ago

T.N. draft elephant corridor plan | Two new corridors identified in Erode district

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government appointed-Elephant Corridor Committee has identified a 53.8 km stretch in the Anthiyur - Chennampatti forests in Erode division, and a 3 km stretch in the Sujilkuttai – Bannari forests, falling under the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve as corridors that are used frequently by wild elephants. A draft elephant corridor consolidation plan for Tamil Nadu was released in …

In WB’s elephant zone, the forest department escorts students to exam centres
11 months, 1 week ago

In WB’s elephant zone, the forest department escorts students to exam centres

Hindustan Times  

Deep Das, 15, a resident of Pakhanna village in West Bengal’s Bankura district, hasn’t seen a wild elephant in his life. ‘Hula’ parties and specially designed Airavat vehicles have been deployed and each movement of elephants is being tracked closely so that students may be escorted safely to exam centres,” said a senior forest official. “In the western circle, which …

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Human-elephant conflict: Karnataka forest department trying out-of-box solutions

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: To control an increasing number of man-elephant conflicts, the Karnataka forest department is looking at out-of-the-box solutions. Explaining the method, BNP Director Prabhakar Priyadarshi said the sensors are being installed in the forest patches of Harohalli range. “We are also installing a solar smart sensor watch mechanism, where staffers will get alerts on their mobile phones once the solar …

Segur elephant corridor | A jumbo right of passage
1 year, 3 months ago

Segur elephant corridor | A jumbo right of passage

The Hindu  

The Kalhatti Ghat Road plunges into the Segur plateau on the outskirts of Udhagamandalam. Ms. Davidar adds that the Segur elephant corridor, notified by the Tamil Nadu government in 2010, is a critical “elephant corridor that links these habitats to the Eastern Ghats”. “It is also home to the largest population of three critically endangered species of vultures in southern …

‘Tamil Nadu committed to securing elephant corridors’
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Tamil Nadu committed to securing elephant corridors’

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu is committed to securing elephant corridors, according to Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forests. At the inaugural function of Tamil Nadu Elephant Conclave 2023 in Coimbatore on Friday, she said, “The Elephant Corridor Committee has completed field visits in Tamil Nadu, covering all elephant-spread areas. After the final evaluation, the corridors will be frozen …

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  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Government is initiating several steps to ensure the safe passage of elephants that move in from Odisha, Karnataka and Tamil Naidu to AP districts on a regular basis. In compliance with the advice of the Project Elephant Steering Committee of the Wildlife Institute of India and also taking note of the observations of the Supreme Court, …

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar
2 years, 1 month ago

Mapping of elephant corridors not done ‘properly’ in Odisha, says wildlife expert Sukumar

The Hindu  

Amid reports of rampant elephant deaths due to man-elephant conflicts in Odisha, the Orissa High Court was informed that the mapping of the elephant corridors in the State had not been done ‘properly’. Highlighting several issues on the subject, Mr. Sukumar was very critical on the mapping of the elephant corridors of Odisha upon which the Odisha Chief Conservator of …

Declare elephant corridors in Corbett as ‘eco-sensitive zones’: Uttarakhand HC
2 years, 4 months ago

Declare elephant corridors in Corbett as ‘eco-sensitive zones’: Uttarakhand HC

Hindustan Times  

Expressing serious concern over encroachments and obstructions, Uttarakhand high court directed the state government to consider declaring elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park as “eco-sensitive zones” and not to allow constructions in any form like hotels, resorts and restaurants which fall within the identified corridors in the area. The HC also directed officials to protect the already identified …

NGT Directs Odisha Government To Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months
3 years, 4 months ago

NGT Directs Odisha Government To Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months

Live Law  

The National Green Tribunal, East Zone Bench, Kolkata has directed the Odisha state government to notify the elephant corridors in terms of the elephant corridors as identified by the Asian Nature Conservation Foundation and the Action Plan on the the time-line for implementation of the recommendations made by the ANCF, within a period of two months.Judicial Member, Justice B. The …

No Backing Down? Man-elephant Conflict in Assam Leads to Colossal Loss of Lives
3 years, 6 months ago

No Backing Down? Man-elephant Conflict in Assam Leads to Colossal Loss of Lives

News 18  

A recently shot video captured a herd of wild elephants and a mongrel caught in a ‘verbal standoff’ in Nambar forest of Golaghat district of Assam. The decision has been taken after the death of 18 wild elephants in Nagaon district due to a “massive lightning bolt.” An official said that at a high-level meeting, attended by three ministers and …

186 elephants killed on railway tracks in over 10 years: MoEFCC
3 years, 8 months ago

186 elephants killed on railway tracks in over 10 years: MoEFCC

The Hindu  

A total of 186 elephants were killed after being hit by trains across India between 2009-10 and 2020-21, according to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. As per the data furnished by the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry, Assam accounted for the highest number of elephant casualties on railway tracks, followed by West Bengal, …

Protecting pachyderm pathways
4 years, 2 months ago

Protecting pachyderm pathways

The Hindu  

With the Supreme Court having delivered its landmark verdict upholding the 2011 Madras High Court order notifying the Sigur elephant corridor in The Nilgiris, the future of wildlife using the landscape, particularly elephants, is secure. “All the resorts and buildings in the Sigur corridor should be demolished soon in the wake of the Supreme Court order,” says A.J.T. Davidar, who …

SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification; Appoints 3 Member Committee To Hear Objections Of Land/Resort Owners [Read Judgment]
4 years, 3 months ago

SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification; Appoints 3 Member Committee To Hear Objections Of Land/Resort Owners [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris District.The bench comprising the Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna upheld the Madras High Court judgment which had directed resort owners and other private landowners to vacate and hand over …

Supreme Court upholds 2011 Madras HC order on T.N. elephant corridor
4 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court upholds 2011 Madras HC order on T.N. elephant corridor

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the Tamil Nadu government’s authority to notify an ‘elephant corridor’ and protect the migratory path of the animals through the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. The Supreme Court judgment came on 32 appeals filed by resorts/private land owners, including Bollywood actor Mithun Chakraborty, against a Madras High Court decision of July 2011. Chief Justice Bobde had …

India's economic boom is killing elephants: Coordination at all levels is key to keeping pachyderms safe
6 years, 1 month ago

India's economic boom is killing elephants: Coordination at all levels is key to keeping pachyderms safe

Firstpost  

The elephants, in general, are facing threat to their existence and one of the prime reasons for this is the continuous shrinking of their habitat and corridors. Upasana Ganguly of Wildlife Trust of India said, “To define an elephant corridor you first need to define an elephant and for that you need to learn the four words. Wildlife Trust of …

Discover Related