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A document accessed from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change(MoEFCC) has provided the data on the death of Elephants.
What is the data provided by the document?
Source: The Hindu
Around 1,160 elephants were killed in the country for reasons other than natural causes in the 10 years up to December 31,2020.
Electrocution claimed the most of the lives of Elephants.This was followed by Train Hits, Poaching and Poisoning.
Karnataka and Odisha reported the highest number of Elephant deaths due to electrocution.
Among elephant casualties due to train hits, Assam stood first followed by West Bengal.
Odisha stood first in the highest number of Elephant deaths due to poaching.
On the other hand, Assam reported the highest number of elephant deaths due to poisoning.
Elephants Population and Conservation measures
India had a total of 29,964 wild elephants as per an estimate done in 2017.
The southern region comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra accounted for the highest population — 14,612 elephants.
A Permanent Coordination Committee has also been constituted between the Ministry of Railways and the MoEFCC for preventing elephant deaths due to train hits.
Source: This post is based on the article “1,160 elephants killed in a decade” published in Indian Express on 1st December 2021.
