Project Elephants is here to stay

Project Elephants is here to stay Aditya Ghosh, Hindustan Times October 28, 2006 "Learning to live with elephants" is now the mantra of the Maharashtra forest department and in that, they are now been told by the Centre to prepare the areas in Kolhapur for elephant habitation. With funds under Project Elephants promised for the state, the forest department is trying desperately to reduce man-animal conflict and make the area a safe home for the pachyderms. Though environmentalists demand a three-state elephant zone and contiguous forest range which will also help preserving vital resources like water, it was out of bounds for the forest department, claimed officials. These elephants travelled for over 200 kms from Dandeli forests in Karnataka to Maharashtra. Though this was their common migration route, this is the first time that they have come so far and are not going back. To read this whole story from the Hundustan Times click on the bolg title or here