{"id":348088,"date":"2025-10-15T16:23:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=348088"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:23:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:53:48","slug":"all-india-synchronous-elephant-estimation-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/all-india-synchronous-elephant-estimation-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"All-India Synchronous Elephant Estimation 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>News: <\/strong>Recently, the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021\u201325 was released by <span class=\"gs_tkn\">Wildlife\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">Institute\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">India\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">(WII).<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>About All-India Synchronous Elephant Estimation 2025<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images.indianexpress.com\/2025\/10\/elephant-estimated-population.jpg?resize=318%2C606&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\" Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021\u201325\" width=\"318\" height=\"606\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"380\">The <strong data-start=\"276\" data-end=\"293\">SAIEE 2021\u201325<\/strong> is India\u2019s <strong>latest<\/strong> national census for <strong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"377\">Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"272\" data-end=\"380\">It provides a <strong data-start=\"397\" data-end=\"424\">new population baseline<\/strong> due to a shift in methodology from earlier estimation techniques.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"706\"><strong>Conducted by:<\/strong> <strong data-start=\"512\" data-end=\"581\">Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)<\/strong> in coordination with <strong>state forest departments<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"633\" data-end=\"670\">Wildlife Institute of India (WII)<\/strong>, and various research institutions.<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"495\" data-end=\"706\"><strong>Released by:<\/strong> <span class=\"gs_tkn\">Wildlife\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">Institute\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">India\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"gs_tkn\">(<strong>WII<\/strong>)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The SAIEE 2021\u201325 adopted a <strong>new survey design. <\/strong>For the first time, the estimation used a <strong>genetic mark\u2013recapture model<\/strong> to identify individual elephants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Key Findings of the Survey<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Total population:<\/strong> The total population of elephants in India has been estimated at <strong>22,446 individuals<\/strong> in 2025.\n<ul>\n<li>Compared to the 2017 estimate of 27,312 elephants, this shows a decrease of about <strong>17.81 percent<\/strong> (or 4,065 elephants).<\/li>\n<li>The figures are <strong>not directly comparable<\/strong> because of the <strong>adoption of a new scientific method,<\/strong> and the current number should be treated as a <strong>new population baseline<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional Distribution<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The highest number of elephants, <strong>11,934<\/strong>, are found in the <strong>Western Ghats<\/strong> region.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>North Eastern Hills and Brahmaputra floodplains<\/strong> host around <strong>6,559 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Shivalik Hills and Gangetic plains<\/strong> support approximately <strong>2,062 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Central India and Eastern Ghats<\/strong> region has an estimated <strong>1,891 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>State-wise Distribution:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karnataka<\/strong> continues to have the largest elephant population in India, with <strong>6,013 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assam<\/strong> ranks second with <strong>4,159 elephants<\/strong>, followed by <strong>Tamil Nadu<\/strong> with <strong>3,136 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kerala<\/strong> has <strong>2,785 elephants<\/strong>, <strong>Uttarakhand<\/strong> has <strong>1,792<\/strong>, and <strong>Odisha<\/strong> has <strong>912 elephants<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Together, these states account for the majority of India\u2019s wild elephant population.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Conservation Challenges Identified:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The report highlights serious <strong>habitat fragmentation<\/strong> and the loss of traditional elephant corridors due to urbanization and agricultural expansion.<\/li>\n<li>It notes that <strong>railway lines, highways, and power infrastructure<\/strong> have disrupted elephant movement and caused rising cases of accidents and conflicts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encroachments, fencing of farmlands, and plantation expansion<\/strong> in the Western Ghats have further isolated elephant populations.<\/li>\n<li>In <strong>Central India<\/strong>, mining operations pose a major threat to elephant habitats.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Northeastern states<\/strong> faced challenges in data collection due to difficult terrain and limited field coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recommendations:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The report recommends that the 2025 estimation be treated as a <strong>new baseline<\/strong> for all future monitoring exercises.<\/li>\n<li>It calls for enhanced <strong>connectivity between fragmented elephant habitats<\/strong> through corridor restoration.<\/li>\n<li>It suggests improving <strong>coordination among states<\/strong> that share elephant ranges to ensure migratory safety.<\/li>\n<li>The use of <strong>genetic monitoring<\/strong> should be made a standard component of wildlife population surveys.<\/li>\n<li>Greater <strong>community participation<\/strong> and <strong>conflict mitigation programs<\/strong> are required to reduce human\u2013elephant clashes.<\/li>\n<li>The report emphasizes that conservation success depends on <strong>scientific management, law enforcement, and cooperative governance<\/strong> across all elephant landscapes in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Recently, the Synchronous All India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021\u201325 was released by Wildlife\u00a0Institute\u00a0of\u00a0India\u00a0(WII). About All-India Synchronous Elephant Estimation 2025 The SAIEE 2021\u201325 is India\u2019s latest national census for Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus). It provides a new population baseline due to a shift in methodology from earlier estimation techniques. 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