Central govt team to take stock of man-elephant conflict in Uttarakhand

A Central authorities delegation headed by the nationwide coordinator of Elephant Cell will take inventory of human-elephant battle in Uttarakhand on a four-day go to to the state from Thursday.

Prajna P Panda, nationwide coordinator of Elephant Cell and Muthamizh Selvan, scientist D for Project Elephant will probably be visiting the state.

A letter to the chief wildlife warden from the Union atmosphere ministry on this regard talked about that the officers will go to “Uttarakhand for matters related to Elephant Reserves in the state and take into account the areas of Uttarakhand affected with human-elephant conflict.”

Along with the inhabitants of elephants, the man-elephant battle has additionally elevated within the state. In June this 12 months, in response to the elephant census that was carried out earlier this 12 months, the jumbo inhabitants within the state had reached 2,026. In 2012, there have been 1,559 elephants whereas in 2017 there have been 1,839 elephants within the state.

JS Suhag, chief wildlife warden of Uttarakhand forest division stated that 5 individuals have died and two have been injured in elephant assaults this 12 months until September.

“Human-elephant conflict is on the rise in the state. To study the movement of elephants and tackle conflict, the state forest department has also started radio-collaring elephants in the state, primarily Rajaji Tiger Reserve landscape. As per the records of the state forest department, five people have died due to elephant attacks this year, while 22 elephants have died due to different reasons in the state,” stated Suhag.

On October 15, a 35-year-old male elephant was efficiently radio-collared in Haridwar forest division to watch its actions forward of Mahakumbh 2021. In October, the Centre permitted the Uttarakhand authorities to radio-collar 10 elephants and research their motion. These elephants often stray into human habitation areas.