Jharkhand elephant count down, census finds
Jharkhand clocked 555 elephants in the 7th All India Elephant Census under Project Elephant, a steep decline from 688 recorded in the 2012 census, but unfazed state authorities have blamed this dip on factors ranging from the migratory nature of the animals to Naxalite combing operations and trenches dug by Bengal to block natural migration corridors.
A.S.R.P. Mukesh
Published 25.05.17, 12:00 AM