Human activities claimed 1,653 elephant lives in India since 2009: Study
Kochi: Anthropogenic activities, human-induced actions and infrastructure, claimed the lives of 1,653 wild elephants in India between 2009 and 2025, with electrocution, train collisions and poaching emerging as the leading causes, according to a new study. The findings are particularly significant as India is home to nearly 60% of the world's Asian elephant population. The study, Reframing Human-Elephant Conflict in…
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