An elephant trampled to death a man who tried to take its photograph in Lataguri forest area in Bengal on Thursday afternoon, highlighting a harrowing instance of man-animal conflict.
The incident took place around 3.30pm in Lataguri forest area on National Highway 31 near the New Jalpaiguri-Alipurduar railway track, which is an elephant corridor.
As traffic stopped to allow the elephant to cross, Siddiqulla Rahaman, a 42-day-old security guard at a cooperative bank, got down from his vehicle and walked up to the animal to take its picture.
“It seemed Rahaman was inviting the tusker towards him. The elephant moved very slowly and he had time to run away,” said Ujjwal Ghosh the chief conservator of forest (wild life)-North, told Hindustan Times.
The police are awaiting a post-mortem report, said an officer in Jalpaiguri.
Another instance of man-animal conflict was witnessed in 2000, when a tiger killed a youth who entered an open-air enclosure by scaling the walls in Alipore Zoo of Kolkata.
In January 1996, a tiger killed a man, who entered its the enclosure at the same zoo.
The tusker population and man-elephant conflicts are on the rise in North Bengal. Though the preliminary report of the elephant census carried out till March this year was 480, foresters believe the figure would cross 550. The census figure is expected to be released early next year.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Two wild jumbos electrocuted in Assam
According to reports, local villagers had found the carcass of the elephants at Chamdhara village near Kaliabor.
A forest department official said that the cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
The forest official said that local villagers use electric wires at their paddy field to protect it from wild elephants.
The jumbos were out in search for food, where and it is possible they got electrocuted.
On November 13 last, two elephants died when they allegedly got electrocuted in upper Assam’s Sivsagar and Golaghat districts.
The countrywide elephant census conducted this year reported that, around 10,139 elephants have found in North East India.
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A forest department official said that the cause of death is yet to be ascertained.
The forest official said that local villagers use electric wires at their paddy field to protect it from wild elephants.
The jumbos were out in search for food, where and it is possible they got electrocuted.
On November 13 last, two elephants died when they allegedly got electrocuted in upper Assam’s Sivsagar and Golaghat districts.
The countrywide elephant census conducted this year reported that, around 10,139 elephants have found in North East India.
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India’s elephant population decreases by 10% to 27,312
The environment ministry released the result of the Elephant Census 2017, which pegged the elephant population at 27, 312 across 23 states
New Delhi: The population of India’s national heritage animal— the elephant—has dipped in the country in the last five years. The union environment ministry released the result of the Elephant Census 2017, which pegged their population at 27, 312 across 23 states.
This means the population has decreased by about 3,000, compared to last census in 2012. In 2012, the population of Asian elephant, an endangered and protected species in India, was estimated at around 30,000 (29,391-30,711) and in 2007 it was estimated at about 27,670 (27,657-27,682).
As per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the population of Asian elephants was about 41,410 to 52,345 and of that India alone accounts for nearly 60%.
The population was recorded in the following geographical regions: northern, east-central, northeast, and southern.
Among the states, the highest population was recorded in Karnataka (6,049), followed by Assam (5,719) and Kerala (3,054). As far as regions are concerned, the highest population was in southern region (11,960) followed by the northeast region (10,139), east-central region (3,128) and northern region (2,085).
Techniques like direct count, indirect count, waterhole methods and elephant distribution mapping were used for the estimation.
The ministry, however, claimed that the dip in their population is due to use of scientific and uniform methods, which are more credible. It also pointed out that this is only a preliminary report and would be followed by final report in next few months.
“The present report presents results only from the direct count method. This is ongoing work that would require more inputs from the states, detailed analyses, and interpretation… Compiling more accurate population structure data from photographs would require several months of work,” said the report.
It added that the “the results presented here should therefore be interpreted with caution” and at this “stage, comparisons should not be made between results from the 2017 census and the earlier 2012 census”.
The census was released by union minister for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), Dr Harsh Vardhan, on the occasion of World Elephant Day (12 August).
He also launched a nationwide campaign, “Gaj Yatra”, to protect elephants, which will cover 12 elephant range states.
While addressing the gathering, Vardhan urged people to prepare a strategy for a more even distribution of the elephant population in all the states of the country and emphasized that an attempt must be made to bring an end to the man-animal conflict.
He also called for a broader base movement for conservation of elephants.
Experts present at the release of census emphasized the importance of preserving elephant corridors to protect and conserve the species.
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New Delhi: The population of India’s national heritage animal— the elephant—has dipped in the country in the last five years. The union environment ministry released the result of the Elephant Census 2017, which pegged their population at 27, 312 across 23 states.
This means the population has decreased by about 3,000, compared to last census in 2012. In 2012, the population of Asian elephant, an endangered and protected species in India, was estimated at around 30,000 (29,391-30,711) and in 2007 it was estimated at about 27,670 (27,657-27,682).
As per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the population of Asian elephants was about 41,410 to 52,345 and of that India alone accounts for nearly 60%.
The population was recorded in the following geographical regions: northern, east-central, northeast, and southern.
Among the states, the highest population was recorded in Karnataka (6,049), followed by Assam (5,719) and Kerala (3,054). As far as regions are concerned, the highest population was in southern region (11,960) followed by the northeast region (10,139), east-central region (3,128) and northern region (2,085).
Techniques like direct count, indirect count, waterhole methods and elephant distribution mapping were used for the estimation.
The ministry, however, claimed that the dip in their population is due to use of scientific and uniform methods, which are more credible. It also pointed out that this is only a preliminary report and would be followed by final report in next few months.
“The present report presents results only from the direct count method. This is ongoing work that would require more inputs from the states, detailed analyses, and interpretation… Compiling more accurate population structure data from photographs would require several months of work,” said the report.
It added that the “the results presented here should therefore be interpreted with caution” and at this “stage, comparisons should not be made between results from the 2017 census and the earlier 2012 census”.
The census was released by union minister for environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), Dr Harsh Vardhan, on the occasion of World Elephant Day (12 August).
He also launched a nationwide campaign, “Gaj Yatra”, to protect elephants, which will cover 12 elephant range states.
While addressing the gathering, Vardhan urged people to prepare a strategy for a more even distribution of the elephant population in all the states of the country and emphasized that an attempt must be made to bring an end to the man-animal conflict.
He also called for a broader base movement for conservation of elephants.
Experts present at the release of census emphasized the importance of preserving elephant corridors to protect and conserve the species.
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Sunday, September 10, 2017
11% fall in elephant population
World Elephant Day on Saturday brought both good and bad news for wildlife lovers.
First, the good news. Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have together recorded an increase of
more than 1,200 wild elephants in the last five years as per a Census report released by environment
minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday.
Now, the bad news: The population of elephants in India has declined by nearly 11% or 3,399 in the
last five years — from 30,711 in 2012 to 27,312 in 2017.
“At this stage, comparisons should not be made (between 2012 and 2017), the reason being the earlier results were based on a mixture of direct and indirect counting methods, as reported by different states,” said the Census report , Synchronised Elephant Population Estimation 2017.
Harsh Vardhan said this time the results were based on the direct count method. The indirect method
includes estimation through elephant dung analysis.
The minister also launched a 15-month-long campaign — Gaj Yatra — to raise awareness about the
shrinking space for India’s wild elephants and their corridors, a probable reason for decline in their population.
The Wildlife Trust of India, which will coordinate the yatra, has mapped a total of 101 elephant
corridors.
Of 24 states surveyed, only eight reported an increase in elephant numbers. Tamil Nadu saw the biggest dip of 1,254 elephants, followed by Karnataka (439).
The report also highlighted the increasing elephant-human conflict with their habitat shrinking in
most states in which over 100 tuskers and 660 people have died since 2015.
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First, the good news. Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have together recorded an increase of
more than 1,200 wild elephants in the last five years as per a Census report released by environment
minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday.
Now, the bad news: The population of elephants in India has declined by nearly 11% or 3,399 in the
last five years — from 30,711 in 2012 to 27,312 in 2017.
“At this stage, comparisons should not be made (between 2012 and 2017), the reason being the earlier results were based on a mixture of direct and indirect counting methods, as reported by different states,” said the Census report , Synchronised Elephant Population Estimation 2017.
Harsh Vardhan said this time the results were based on the direct count method. The indirect method
includes estimation through elephant dung analysis.
The minister also launched a 15-month-long campaign — Gaj Yatra — to raise awareness about the
shrinking space for India’s wild elephants and their corridors, a probable reason for decline in their population.
The Wildlife Trust of India, which will coordinate the yatra, has mapped a total of 101 elephant
corridors.
Of 24 states surveyed, only eight reported an increase in elephant numbers. Tamil Nadu saw the biggest dip of 1,254 elephants, followed by Karnataka (439).
The report also highlighted the increasing elephant-human conflict with their habitat shrinking in
most states in which over 100 tuskers and 660 people have died since 2015.
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Old homes threatened, Indian elephant moves to Haryana, Himachal
India has more than 27,000 elephants according to the elephant census titled ‘Synchronised elephant population estimation India 2017’ released on Saturday.
It is a “healthy” population, according to experts with no major fluctuation seen over years but human-elephant conflicts are definitely on the rise.
The elephant census is also showing an interesting but worrying trend. Many states that never reported any elephant population in previous census have reported elephants, which indicates a gradual expansion in elephant area.
This is of concern because it may lead to more human-elephant conflicts if these states fail to support the population with enough forest cover and adequate habitat for them to settle.
Elephant populations have been reported for the first time from Manipur, Mizoram,Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobars.
According to elephant expert R Sukumar, this gradual expansion could be due to disturbance in their original areas or due to climate change impacts like temperature and precipitation change. This expansion has been happening gradually over 30 years, he added.
There were 415 human deaths in conflicts cases in 2015-16 and 245 deaths in 2016- February 2017, according to data released by the environment ministry on Saturday.
About 45 elephants died in 2015-16 and 21 died in 2016-February 2017 due to electrocution. The census data shows Karnataka has the highest elephant population at 6,049 followed by Assam at 5,719 elephants. Even though the census data shows a decline in overall elephant population from 29391-30711 in 2012 to 27312 in 2017, experts said this was only due to a difference in the counting method.
Last year, some southern states had adopted both direct count and indirect count method for the census to arrive at more reliable population estimates.
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It is a “healthy” population, according to experts with no major fluctuation seen over years but human-elephant conflicts are definitely on the rise.
The elephant census is also showing an interesting but worrying trend. Many states that never reported any elephant population in previous census have reported elephants, which indicates a gradual expansion in elephant area.
This is of concern because it may lead to more human-elephant conflicts if these states fail to support the population with enough forest cover and adequate habitat for them to settle.
Elephant populations have been reported for the first time from Manipur, Mizoram,Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobars.
According to elephant expert R Sukumar, this gradual expansion could be due to disturbance in their original areas or due to climate change impacts like temperature and precipitation change. This expansion has been happening gradually over 30 years, he added.
There were 415 human deaths in conflicts cases in 2015-16 and 245 deaths in 2016- February 2017, according to data released by the environment ministry on Saturday.
About 45 elephants died in 2015-16 and 21 died in 2016-February 2017 due to electrocution. The census data shows Karnataka has the highest elephant population at 6,049 followed by Assam at 5,719 elephants. Even though the census data shows a decline in overall elephant population from 29391-30711 in 2012 to 27312 in 2017, experts said this was only due to a difference in the counting method.
Last year, some southern states had adopted both direct count and indirect count method for the census to arrive at more reliable population estimates.
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Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Over 80 elephants killed every year due to human-elephant conflict
The main reasons of elephant deaths are electrocution, train accidents, poaching and poisoning, according to environment ministry data.
With increasing human-wildlife conflict, at least 80 elephants are killed every year in India on an average, totalling up to 655 deaths in the last eight years, environment ministry data showed.
The main reasons were electrocution, train accidents, poaching and poisoning.
The data comes just after the recently released Elephant Census 2017, which revealed that the population of Asian elephants—India's national heritage animal and an endangered and protected species—has declined in the last five years. As per the preliminary results of the Census, elephants numbered 27,312 across 23 states.
This means a decline of about 10% as the population has decreased by about 3,000, compared to the last census in 2012, when it was estimated at around 30,000 (29,391-30,711). In 2007, it was estimated at about 27,670 (27,657-27,682).
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According to environment ministry data seen by Mint, a total of 655 elephants were killed between 2009-10 and 2016-17. This translates into an average of about seven every month and one every four days.
Of them, poisoning killed 44, poaching 101, train accidents 120 and electrocution 390.
In the last eight years, the deadliest was 2010-11, when 106 were killed, followed by 105 in 2012-13 and 89 in 2009-10.
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With increasing human-wildlife conflict, at least 80 elephants are killed every year in India on an average, totalling up to 655 deaths in the last eight years, environment ministry data showed.
The main reasons were electrocution, train accidents, poaching and poisoning.
The data comes just after the recently released Elephant Census 2017, which revealed that the population of Asian elephants—India's national heritage animal and an endangered and protected species—has declined in the last five years. As per the preliminary results of the Census, elephants numbered 27,312 across 23 states.
This means a decline of about 10% as the population has decreased by about 3,000, compared to the last census in 2012, when it was estimated at around 30,000 (29,391-30,711). In 2007, it was estimated at about 27,670 (27,657-27,682).
Also Read: India’s elephant population decreases by 10% to 27,312
According to environment ministry data seen by Mint, a total of 655 elephants were killed between 2009-10 and 2016-17. This translates into an average of about seven every month and one every four days.
Of them, poisoning killed 44, poaching 101, train accidents 120 and electrocution 390.
In the last eight years, the deadliest was 2010-11, when 106 were killed, followed by 105 in 2012-13 and 89 in 2009-10.
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Friday, July 21, 2017
Census reveals presence of 1976 wild elephants in Odisha: Routray
A latest elephant census report has revealed the presence of 1976 wild elephants in Odisha, State Forest and Environment Minister Bijayshree Routray said here today. Mr Routray told newspersons here that the number of elephants has increased by 22 in comparison to census conducted in 2015 last.He said the number of wild elephants in 2017 included 344 male, 1092 female and 502 young elephants .The sex of 38 elephants,however, could not be identified. He said out of the total 43 divisions covered in the census, 37 divisions recorded elephants during the census period. Mr
Routray said 1949 census units were formed and 5847 persons were engaged in the census work. In addition to the regular staff wildlife enthusiasts, NGOs, Research Scholars, Academicians also participated in the elephant census conducted from May 9 to 12 last. The Minister said 1536 elephants comprising of 77.73 per cent of the total 1976 elephants were found in three elephant reserves Mayurbhanj (635), Mahanadi ( 694) and Sambalpur ( 207) which have altogether seven sanctuaries. Five other sanctuaries have 79 elephants which constitutes 3.99 per cent of the total elephant populations.
During the census 27 elephants were found in Parlakhemundi division including Lakhari sanctuary, 30 in Baliguda Division including Kotagarh sanctuary, two in Kalahandi South Division including Karlapat sanctuary, one Chandka Wildlife Division including Chandka sanctuary and 19 in Hirakud Wildlife Division including Debrigarh sanctuary. As many as 361 elephants comprising of 18.26 per cent were found outside the elephant reserves and outside the sanctuaries, the Minister said adding that highest number of 330 elephants were found in Similipal core area followed by 169 in Dhenkanal.
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Routray said 1949 census units were formed and 5847 persons were engaged in the census work. In addition to the regular staff wildlife enthusiasts, NGOs, Research Scholars, Academicians also participated in the elephant census conducted from May 9 to 12 last. The Minister said 1536 elephants comprising of 77.73 per cent of the total 1976 elephants were found in three elephant reserves Mayurbhanj (635), Mahanadi ( 694) and Sambalpur ( 207) which have altogether seven sanctuaries. Five other sanctuaries have 79 elephants which constitutes 3.99 per cent of the total elephant populations.
During the census 27 elephants were found in Parlakhemundi division including Lakhari sanctuary, 30 in Baliguda Division including Kotagarh sanctuary, two in Kalahandi South Division including Karlapat sanctuary, one Chandka Wildlife Division including Chandka sanctuary and 19 in Hirakud Wildlife Division including Debrigarh sanctuary. As many as 361 elephants comprising of 18.26 per cent were found outside the elephant reserves and outside the sanctuaries, the Minister said adding that highest number of 330 elephants were found in Similipal core area followed by 169 in Dhenkanal.
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Elephant census: Through resource person's lens
Noted tree doctor of Bengaluru Vijay Nishanth is back from Nagarhole National Park where elephant census was conducted. Vijay was resource person in the four-day elephant census exercise. He has shared his experiences of jungle life.
The once-in-five-year exercise of counting elephant is officially known as All India Synchronised Asian Elephant Population Estimation, the census covered all the forest divisions and protected areas where wild elephants are found.
According to reports, volunteers, ranging from techies to wildlife enthusiasts, took part in the exercise. However, they were allowed to use their cameras and binoculars only on one day, May 19, for elephant population demography data collection.
Proud moment when a tree doctor serves forest department as resource person. Forest guards use 'Transact method' for elephant dung count to account elephants.
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The once-in-five-year exercise of counting elephant is officially known as All India Synchronised Asian Elephant Population Estimation, the census covered all the forest divisions and protected areas where wild elephants are found.
According to reports, volunteers, ranging from techies to wildlife enthusiasts, took part in the exercise. However, they were allowed to use their cameras and binoculars only on one day, May 19, for elephant population demography data collection.
Proud moment when a tree doctor serves forest department as resource person. Forest guards use 'Transact method' for elephant dung count to account elephants.
To read the full article, click on the story title
Friday, May 12, 2017
Uttarakhand, UP gear up to count their elephants from May 23
The forest departments in Uttarakhand and neighbouring Uttar Pradesh are gearing up to count the elephants in their respective territories as part of national census beginning May 23. The census will continue till May 27. Field staff in both states is being trained in the methodology that will be used during the census.
In the Himalayan state, there are nearly 40 forest divisions besides protected areas that have flourishing elephant population. As per the records, the state had 1,797 elephants during a count done in 2015.
Currently, the field staff is being trained about the analysis that will be done during five days of census. “The census would be crisp and precise for which we need the staff to be fully trained. We are teaching them of transits, how blocks will be decided, and how analysis of dung would be done,” Sanatan Sonkar, director Rajaji told Hindustan Times.
Rajaji reported 309 elephants during the last count. In fact, an orientation workshop for UP and Uttarakhand officials was also organized in April to discuss various details of the census.
Some forest divisions do not have a continuous spread of elephants. Thus engaging staff for census work in such pockets would be a waste, officials said. “We are identifying areas that have limited or no records of elephant presence. This would help us strategise the census,” Sinkar added.
Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh the census will largely focus on border areas of Nepal as well as Uttarakhand. There are roughly 169 elephants in the state.
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In the Himalayan state, there are nearly 40 forest divisions besides protected areas that have flourishing elephant population. As per the records, the state had 1,797 elephants during a count done in 2015.
Currently, the field staff is being trained about the analysis that will be done during five days of census. “The census would be crisp and precise for which we need the staff to be fully trained. We are teaching them of transits, how blocks will be decided, and how analysis of dung would be done,” Sanatan Sonkar, director Rajaji told Hindustan Times.
Rajaji reported 309 elephants during the last count. In fact, an orientation workshop for UP and Uttarakhand officials was also organized in April to discuss various details of the census.
Some forest divisions do not have a continuous spread of elephants. Thus engaging staff for census work in such pockets would be a waste, officials said. “We are identifying areas that have limited or no records of elephant presence. This would help us strategise the census,” Sinkar added.
Meanwhile, in Uttar Pradesh the census will largely focus on border areas of Nepal as well as Uttarakhand. There are roughly 169 elephants in the state.
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Tuesday, April 04, 2017
Bengal, northeast to kick-off first synchronised elephant census
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) In a first, states in eastern and northeast India, including West Bengal, will carry out a synchronised elephant census beginning on March 27, by deploying direct and indirect counting methods.
The training sessions for estimation of jumbo numbers in north Bengal began in four locations on Tuesday, said State Chief Wildlife Warden, Pradeep Vyas.
“This is the first time that four zones (north, south, east and north-eastern zone) have been demarcated to count elephants. In the all-India synchronised elephant census, the dates for northeast zone are March 27 to March 29. North Bengal is included in the northeast zone for the regional census,” Vyas told IANS on Tuesday.
Vyas said the simultaneous approach will eliminate duplication in counting.
“Earlier, each state used to conduct their own census. So, elephant populations often used to get counted twice or there was under-estimation,” Vyas added.
Apart from direct sighting, forest officials and experts will deploy dung-decay assessment as well for accuracy.
Dung-decay method relies on estimating the pachyderm population size by counting dung piles and understanding how often elephants defecate and how fast dung piles decay.
“In northeast zone, north Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are included. In the second week of April, first phase of census in South Bengal will begin. For that, the training sessions are on March 24. South Bengal is part of the east zone comprising Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh,” Vyas said.
Although West Bengal has only two per cent of India’s elephant population, they are responsible for over 20 per cent of human deaths in the country, officials said.
The synchronised estimation will help in shedding light on demography and migration patterns.
According to data for 2012 with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, wild elephants in Bengal numbered 647.
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The training sessions for estimation of jumbo numbers in north Bengal began in four locations on Tuesday, said State Chief Wildlife Warden, Pradeep Vyas.
“This is the first time that four zones (north, south, east and north-eastern zone) have been demarcated to count elephants. In the all-India synchronised elephant census, the dates for northeast zone are March 27 to March 29. North Bengal is included in the northeast zone for the regional census,” Vyas told IANS on Tuesday.
Vyas said the simultaneous approach will eliminate duplication in counting.
“Earlier, each state used to conduct their own census. So, elephant populations often used to get counted twice or there was under-estimation,” Vyas added.
Apart from direct sighting, forest officials and experts will deploy dung-decay assessment as well for accuracy.
Dung-decay method relies on estimating the pachyderm population size by counting dung piles and understanding how often elephants defecate and how fast dung piles decay.
“In northeast zone, north Bengal, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura are included. In the second week of April, first phase of census in South Bengal will begin. For that, the training sessions are on March 24. South Bengal is part of the east zone comprising Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh,” Vyas said.
Although West Bengal has only two per cent of India’s elephant population, they are responsible for over 20 per cent of human deaths in the country, officials said.
The synchronised estimation will help in shedding light on demography and migration patterns.
According to data for 2012 with the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, wild elephants in Bengal numbered 647.
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