Khaleej Times
15 April 2007
BANGALORE — An extensive census of elephants roaming the forests of South India will be carried out from May 7 to 9.
According to Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Bangalore, Anur Reddy, forest officials of Karnataka along with their counterparts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh will carry out a census of elephants for three days to estimate their numbers.
Officials were carrying out a synchronised head-count of the pachyderms in view of their tendency to migrate across state borders.
Hundreds of forest department officials along with wildlife enthusiasts and volunteers will scour the forests to count the number of wild elephants. The census will be carried out by direct counting on sighting elephants or, indirect method like dung-counting. The teams will be looking for elephants near ponds and other water bodies.
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