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Source: The post is based on the article “Prime Minister vows to protect elephants, India gets 32nd reserve” published in TOI on 13th August 2022.
What is the News?
On World Elephant Day, the Union Environment Ministry has declared a new elephant reserve called Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve.
About Agasthiyarmalai Elephant Reserve
Located in: Tamil Nadu
This will be the 5th elephant reserve in Tamil Nadu and the 32nd elephant reserve in India.
About the Elephant Reserves in India
Till now, India has 31 elephant reserves. In the last three years, Dandeli Elephant Reserve has been notified by Karnataka, Singphan Elephant Reserve by Nagaland and Lemru Elephant Reserve in Chhattisgarh.
These efforts brought a total of 76,508 sq km across 14 states in the country under elephant reserves.
With the announcement of the Agasthiyamalai Tiger Reserve, India is adding yet another 1197 sq km of Protected Area dedicated for the protection and conservation of elephants in India.
About World Elephant Day
World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12.
Aim: To create awareness of elephant conservation, and to share knowledge and positive solutions for the better protection and management of wild and captive elephants.
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