India to conduct first scientific estimation of its elephant population in 2022
3 years, 4 months ago

India to conduct first scientific estimation of its elephant population in 2022

Firstpost  

The Union Environment Minister said that local and indigenous people should be involved in the conservation efforts. On Elephant Day, Bhupender Yadav, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change announced that India will be conducting its first scientific estimation of its elephant population, and will conduct a tiger census as well. “There has been a pressing need to improve and harmonise the population estimation methods along more scientific lines in various states across India,” he added. Currently, according to ICUN, Asian elephant populations can be found in these places: Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Lao People’s Democratic Republic Malaysia Myanmar Nepal Sri Lanka Thailand Vietnam Most of the population is threatened due to loss of habitats & poaching and the entire elephant population has gone extinct in Pakistan. According to the Synchronized Elephant population estimation conducted in 2017, the population of elephants can be found in the following Indian states: Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Odisha Jharkhand Bihar Southern Bengal Chattisgarh Assam Arunachal Pradesh Northern Bengal Meghalaya Nagaland Tripura Mizoram Manipur Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra Andaman and Nicobar islands According to the report, Karnataka has the highest number of elephants, followed by Assam and Kerala.

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Odisha to have South Asia’s first elephant centre for species survival
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Odisha to have South Asia’s first elephant centre for species survival

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a first-of-its-kind initiative that would support conservation of elephants in South and Southeast Asia, Odisha government has accepted a proposal for establishment a Centre for Species Survival of Asian Elephants near Bhubaneswar. The centre will not only enhance the protection of Asian elephants across 13 range countries in South and South East Asia including India but also be …

Odisha's winter elephant census reveals population, seasonal movements
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Odisha's winter elephant census reveals population, seasonal movements

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The All Odisha Elephant Census 2024 has revealed that 2,103 elephants, including 474 males and 1,030 females, currently inhabit the Odisha landscape. The census, conducted over three days from November 14 to 16 across 48 forest and wildlife divisions, also highlighted significant inter-state movements of elephants, particularly from Jharkhand and West Bengal, during the cold season. The latest census …

First winter count report of elephants to be unveiled by Nov 27
1 month, 1 week ago

First winter count report of elephants to be unveiled by Nov 27

New Indian Express  

He said the Odisha Elephant Census 2024 report of the Forest and Environment Department, released in June, had pegged the total elephant population in the state at 2,098 which was 122 more than the previous count of 1,976 in 2017. A herd of 121 elephants from neighbouring states, primarily West Bengal, has already entered the Baripada division in November first …

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring
1 month, 1 week ago

600 elephants dead since 2019, where Odisha, Bengal may be erring

India Today  

On November 3, Odisha forest minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia ordered a probe into the rampant elephant deaths in the state, directing additional chief secretary Satyabrata Sahu to conduct a division-wise investigation. Both the deaths of elephants and human fatalities from conflict with them have been major challenges in the forested areas of Odisha as well as West Bengal. Under Odisha’s …

African elephant, largest land animal, disappearing. Population down by 70%
1 month, 1 week ago

African elephant, largest land animal, disappearing. Population down by 70%

India Today  

African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. We likely will lose more populations going forward," said George Wittemyer, a Colorado State University professor of wildlife conservation and chair of the scientific board of the conservation group Save the Elephants, who helped lead the study published in the journal Proceedings of the …

Three day estimation of elephants using state’s landscape
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three day estimation of elephants using state’s landscape

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: Chief wildlife warden Susanta Nanda on Tuesday said the Forest department will conduct a three-day estimation to assess the elephant populationthat uses the Odisha landscape. “A study carried out by Prof Raman Sukumar of Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc-Bangalore in 2018 revealed Odisha at best is suitable to hold around 1,600 to 1,700 elephants within the safe limit. Nanda …

Elephant Whispers: A Symphony of Memory and Loss
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant Whispers: A Symphony of Memory and Loss

Times of India  

The article highlights the importance of protecting elephants, both for their ecological and cultural significance. It emphasizes the need for better conservation efforts and the recognition of human-like capacities in elephants. The piece also discusses the impact of human activities on elephant habitats and the need to respect the planet's biodiversity.

How many elephants does India have? You will probably know by June 2025
4 months, 1 week ago

How many elephants does India have? You will probably know by June 2025

Firstpost  

India, which is home to more than 60 per cent of the world’s wild Asian elephants, has been conducting five-year elephant censuses since 2022, but this year it has got delayed A new methodology for conducting elephant census was announced on 2021. India will have to wait until June next year for the results of the latest elephant census, as …

Census in South Reveals Andhra Pradesh Has 142–148 Elephants
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Census in South Reveals Andhra Pradesh Has 142–148 Elephants

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh has an elephant population ranging between 142–148, a census carried out in the four southern states of Tamil Naidu, Karnataka, Kerala and AP has revealed. Forest authorities of the four states carried out a synchronised census to find out the number of elephants present in their respective states. Additional principal conservator of forests Shantipriya Pande said for …

Elephant population in Andhra Pradesh estimated to be in range of 120 to 142
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Elephant population in Andhra Pradesh estimated to be in range of 120 to 142

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department has put the elephant population in the State in the range between 120 and 142. “Although only 51 elephants have been sighted during the exercise, the elephant population in Andhra Pradesh is estimated to be more than double the figure,” said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Chiranjiv Choudhary. A majority of the elephants were sighted …

Dhenkanal records highest 239 elephants in Odisha
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Dhenkanal records highest 239 elephants in Odisha

New Indian Express  

DHENKANAL: The All Odisha Elephant Census 2024 by the Forest department has revealed presence of around 239 jumbos in Dhenkanal forest division, the highest in the state this year. Divisional forest officer Sumit Kar said the number includes the floating population which comes to around 50 to 60. Since Dhenkanal borders Keonjhar, Cuttack, Athagarh, Satkosia and Angul forest divisions, these …

Delicate balance needed for animals, humans
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Delicate balance needed for animals, humans

China Daily  

Asian elephants, once widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, are an iconic species with significant ecological value. In Yunnan province, there are nearly 300 wild Asian elephants in Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous prefecture, Pu'er city and Lincang prefecture. Between 2009 and 2014, the project collaborated with the forestry and grassland administration of Pu'er city to launch the first …

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division
7 months ago

Synchronised elephant population estimation exercise begins in STR and Erode Forest Division

The Hindu  

A synchronised elephant population estimation exercise that aims at preventing human-elephant conflict and developing management strategies began in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Erode Forest Division, here on Thursday, May 23, 2024. K. Sudhakar, Deputy Director of STR and District Forest Officer of Hasanur Division said the exercise began at 30 beats in which 120 staff were involved. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, …

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23
7 months ago

Elephant census begins in Kerala on May 23

The Hindu  

As many as 1,300 Forest officials and watchers will begin a three- day elephant census in the four elephant reserves in Kerala on Thursday as part of a synchronised elephant population estimation study in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Chief Wildlife warden D.Jayaprasad said Forest officials and watchers who had received training would fan out across 610 sample …

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts
1 year, 4 months ago

Taming trunks and tempers: Research initiatives from the State to mitigate conflicts

The Hindu  

Data from the latest elephant census report released by the Karnataka Government on August 9 must have been music to the ears of jumbo lovers. Mindless urban expansion at the cost of forest cover and elephant habitats, and infrastructural developments blocking movement of elephants have forced behavioural changes in elephants and increased instances of humans being exposed to the beasts. …

Elephant numbers up by 350 in Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

Elephant numbers up by 350 in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Over the last six years, elephant numbers have gone up by about 350 in Karnataka as per a three-day exercise conducted in May 17 to 19 this year, said Minister for Forests and Environment Eshwar Khandre in Bengaluru on Wednesday while releasing the Elephant estimation-2023 report. The previous elephant estimation done in 2017 stated that Karnataka had about 6049 …

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up
1 year, 4 months ago

Wild Elephant Population in Tamil Nadu Goes Up

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The population of wild elephants in the State has gone up from 2761 in the year 2017 to 2961 now with the Nilgiris Eastern Ghats elephant sanctuary having the highest number of 2477 pachyderms, according to an integrated elephant survey 2023, whose report was released by Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday. An official press release said that …

Elephant population estimation more accurate than previous studies: Kerala Forest department
1 year, 4 months ago

Elephant population estimation more accurate than previous studies: Kerala Forest department

The Hindu  

Maintaining that its recent elephant population estimation exercise was “more precise” than the previous surveys, the Forest department has stood by its migration theory to explain the fall in elephant population, with their habitats in Kerala being contiguous with the forests of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu sharing an inter-State boundary length of 957 km. In its Elephant Population Estimation in …

Synchronised jumbo population census starts in 4 southern States
1 year, 7 months ago

Synchronised jumbo population census starts in 4 southern States

The Hindu  

The three-day synchronised elephant population estimation exercise began on Wednesday, with direct counting of the pachyderms in 699 blocks, covering five tiger reserves and forest divisions with elephant population in Tamil Nadu. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R. Reddy said the block census held on Wednesday will be followed by line transect survey on Thursday. …

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, …

Home to biggest population, Karnataka could be ‘Tiger State’
1 year, 8 months ago

Home to biggest population, Karnataka could be ‘Tiger State’

New Indian Express  

‘No conflict of economy, ecology’ Mysuru: Wildlife protection is a universal issue, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday at the Karnataka State Open University convocation hall in Mysuru. Stating that India contributes to around eight per cent of the known global biodiversity, he said that India has not only saved the tiger population from declining but also provided an …

Elephant census in Kerala forests from April 16, says Saseendran
1 year, 8 months ago

Elephant census in Kerala forests from April 16, says Saseendran

The Hindu  

A four-day elephant census will be held in the State’s forests from April 16, Minister for Forests and Wildlife A.K. Mr. Saseendran said a similar exercise would be carried out in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu forests as well during the period. Mr. Saseendran pointed out that the appointment of 500 people from the Scheduled Tribe community, who are familiar with …

Explained | Are rhino and elephant conservation efforts a success?
2 years ago

Explained | Are rhino and elephant conservation efforts a success?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Greens worldwide called the Kaziranga National Park the greatest conservation success story in 2005 when it completed a century. According to the State of Rhino Report 2022, the poor-sighted herbivore’s number in Kaziranga is an estimated 2,613, more than 65% of its total population of 4,014 across 11 habitats in India and Nepal. According to Assam-based …

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 …

Human-elephant conflicts rising due to competition for resources: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 4 months ago

Human-elephant conflicts rising due to competition for resources: Bhupender Yadav

Firstpost  

Addressing an event to mark the World Elephant Day at the Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, the minister said India has emerged as a pioneer in elephant conservation and managing human-elephant conflicts is the major focus of the government New Delhi: Human-elephant conflicts are increasing due to “competition for resources”, with around 500 people in the country …

Centre to conduct combined elephant and tiger survey this year
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre to conduct combined elephant and tiger survey this year

The Hindu  

The Central government will for the first time this year present a unified count of the tiger, leopard and elephant populations of the country, according to officials in the Union Environment Ministry. Last year, Bhupender Yadav, Union Environment Minister, on August 12, which is celebrated as World Elephant Day, made public the population estimation protocol to be adopted in the …

Captive elephant numbers on the decline in Kerala
2 years, 9 months ago

Captive elephant numbers on the decline in Kerala

The Hindu  

Caparisoned jumbos in their majestic look is a treat for eyes. Another directive of the Chief Wildlife Warden says forest officials should visit the place elephants are tethered in 15 days. “Elephants were paraded without maintaining the mandatory four-m distance between them,” says the task force. Foot infection, tuberculosis, and impaction are common reasons for the death of elephants in …

Covid escalates elephant killings in eastern India to ‘crisis proportions’
3 years, 5 months ago

Covid escalates elephant killings in eastern India to ‘crisis proportions’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The killing of elephants in …

India records increase in leopard population but real number could be much more
3 years, 11 months ago

India records increase in leopard population but real number could be much more

Live Mint  

A 60 per cent rise in India’s leopard population has been recorded in 2018, compared to 2014, but there is one area in the country, the northeastern landscape, where its population is facing “major threat” due to land-use changes triggered by agriculture, tea gardens and linear infrastructure projects. According to the Indian government’s ‘Status of Leopard in India, 2018’ report …

From 8,000 in 2014, India's Leopard Population Increased to Over 12,000 in 2018: Javadekar
4 years ago

From 8,000 in 2014, India's Leopard Population Increased to Over 12,000 in 2018: Javadekar

News 18  

India’s leopard population increased to over 12,000 in 2018 from around 8,000 in 2014, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said Monday, asserting the rise in their numbers coming on the heels of similar reports on tigers, lions, shows the country is protecting its ecology and biodiversity well. Releasing the Status of Leopards in India 2018′ report, the minister said, the leopard …

World Elephant Day 2020: Vice Prez Naidu pledges support to ‘Haathi Hamara Saathi’
4 years, 4 months ago

World Elephant Day 2020: Vice Prez Naidu pledges support to ‘Haathi Hamara Saathi’

Hindustan Times  

Conceived by the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation and filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark in 2011, the first international Elephant Day was celebrated on August 12, 2012. World Elephant Day 2020 Given the latest incident of the death of the pregnant elephant in Kerala after allegedly consuming a cracker-stuffed fruit, death of elephants in some Indian states due to an electric …

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