Centre's Report Says India Has 150 Elephant Corridors, Most Are In...
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The report said there are also six trans-national corridors between India and Nepal, primarily in Uttar Pradesh.
India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions. West Bengal topps the list with 26 such land strips, according to a new Union Environment Ministry report.
The central government's 2010 Elephant Task Force report (Gajah report) listed 88 corridors in the country.
The latest report, titled "Elephant Corridors of India", also highlights that the intensity of elephant use has increased in 59 of these corridors, remained stable in 29 and decreased in 29 others. Of the total corridors, 15 have been impaired and require restoration efforts to restore functionality. Information regarding the current use of 18 corridors by elephants was unavailable.
