Chamarajanagar: The three-day Elephant Census being undertaken by the Forest Department began in Chamarajanagar district yesterday. The census, which will be held from 6 am to 6 pm, will conclude tomorrow (May 25). On the first day, census was carried out in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) Reserve and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary by…
Three-day elephant census in three States from May 23
May 21, 2024To be held in the border areas of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to mitigate human-elephant conflict Mysore/Mysuru: A synchronised elephant population estimation, or elephant census, will be held in the border areas of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu from May 23 to 25 to accurately record the number of elephants. This is the first…
Three-day elephant census in Southern States including Karnataka from tomorrow
May 16, 2023Bengaluru: The three-day synchronised elephant census will be conducted by the Forest Department in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana from May 17 to May 19. Following non-announcement to conduct the elephant census by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC), the Karnataka Forest Department has made all preparations…
Project Elephant-30: Karnataka to launch Elephant Census for Southern States in May
April 9, 2023Bengaluru, Apr. 9 (BS)- With President Droupadi Murmu kick-starting Gaja Utsav at Kaziranga in Assam on the completion of 30 years of Project Elephant, Karnataka, that is home to thousands of elephants, has taken the lead to start elephant census from the third week of May for all the Southern States. The decision was taken…
Elephant census: Forest Dept. trains volunteers, officers
April 26, 2017Mysuru: The Forest Department conducted a day-long workshop yesterday to train volunteers and staff for the forthcoming All-India Synchronized Asian Elephant Census to be held in Karnataka from May 16 to 19 along with other southern States. Around 210 volunteers and 140 staff took part. The workshop was attended by 210 volunteers and 140 staff…
Elephant Census: Here’s your chance to volunteer with Forest Department
April 10, 2017Mysuru – If you like wildlife and if elephants interest you, here is something that may catch your attention. The Karnataka Forest Department is inviting applications from wildlife enthusiasts to participate in the elephant census that will be held from May 15 to May 19, 2017. Volunteers who are interested in participating in the census…
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