Elephants facing anthropogenic hazards in Assam
The article highlights increasing anthropogenic hazards faced by elephants in Assam, detailing recent incidents where elephants were rescued from a wire-mesh snare, a truck tyre, and a muddy trench near tea estates and national parks. These incidents underscore the human-elephant conflict in the region. Rescue operations were carried out by the Golaghat Forest Division and the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) / Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with one calf being admitted for rehabilitation after its herd failed to return.
The article highlights increasing anthropogenic hazards faced by elephants in Assam, detailing recent incidents where elephants were rescued from a wire-mesh snare, a truck tyre, and a muddy trench near tea estates and national parks. These incidents underscore the human-elephant conflict in the region. Rescue operations were carried out by the Golaghat Forest Division and the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) / Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with one calf being admitted for rehabilitation after its herd failed to return.
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GS Paper 3: Environment & Ecology - Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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