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Project Elephant

Project Elephant was launched in 1991-92 to assist the States having free ranging populations of wild elephants to ensure the long term survival of identified viable populations of elephants in thei natural habitats . The project is being implemented in the 13 states of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, ..

Terai Elephant Reserve

The Indian Government approved the establishment of Terai Elephant Reserve in Uttar Pradesh. About Terai Elephant Reserve The Terai Elephant Reserve will be established in Dudhwa-Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. It will span across 3,049 sq km area. It will be the 33rd elephant reserve to be set up in India. It will be in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2022

Category: Places in News Current Affairs

Topics: Dudhwa Tiger Reserve • Elephant Reserves • Project Elephant • Uttar Pradesh

What are reasons for Unnatural Death of Elephants in India?

According to data given by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, 600 elephants have died due to electrocution across India, in between 2009 and 2019. Key Points Out of total deaths, 116 took place in Karnataka, 117 in Odisha while 105 in Assam. Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura and Maharashtra are the only states ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs • Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) • IUCN Red List • Project Elephant • Unnatural Death of Elephants in India • Wildlife Protection Act 1972

AI based Survey of African Elephants

An International Team of researchers led by University of Oxford have developed a new approach to survey African Elephants using satellite images and Artificial Intelligence. What is the new approach? The method uses satellite orbiting in space that is capable of capturing more than five thousand square kilometres of images. The captured images is then ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: African elephant • Appendix II of CITES • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Asian elephant • CITES • Elephant Census • IUCN • Project Elephant

‘National portal of Project Elephant’ launched

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has launched National Portal on Human-Elephant conflict situation so that it can resolve the dispute the human and the elephant. The portal is aimed at collecting information on a regular basis in order to manage the conflicts between humans and elephants. Details of the Portal The ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: National Portal • Project Elephant • World Elephant Day

Gaj Yatra Rolled Out from Meghalaya

In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills of Meghalaya on May 28, 2018. It is the part of an 18-month-long national campaign to protect India’s national ..

Topics: Elephant • Environmental conservation • Mammals • Meghalaya • Natural environment • Project Elephant • Wildlife Trust of India • World Elephant Day