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This article will talk about Project Elephant, its aim and objective along with the facts and
figures related to the success of the project. You will also know the list of Elephant Reserves
in India.
The topic of Project Elephant, Elephant reserves and the related facts and figures relevant
for UPSC 2020 and other competitive exams like Banking, SSC, RRB, Insurance and other
government exams.
Candidates preparing for any of the above mentioned exams can check the following links:
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The species is included in the list of protected species according to the Schedule I of the
Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and in the Convention on International Trade in
Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES).
According to recent reports, the elephant population in India is demonstrating a stable trend
across elephant reserves in India. The population of elephants in the year 2012, was
estimated at 31,368 while it had fallen to 27312 in 2017. The elephant population of India
was 27,682 in 2007. The average population throughout the period was about 26700.
Differing counts have been attributed to a difference in counting methods. Some states such
as Manipur, Mizoram, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman &
Nicobar had reported sightings for the first time in 2017.
The following table gives the last estimated population in states where data was available:
Karnataka 6049
Assam 5719
Kerala 3054
Odisha 1976
Uttarakhand 1839
Meghalaya 1754
Jharkhand 679
Nagaland 446
Chhattisgarh 247
Tripura 102
Andhra Pradesh 65
Bihar 25
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Gujarat 10
Madhya Pradesh 7
Mizoram 7
Maharashtra 6
Environmentalists have studied why are Indian Elephants endangered for a long time. They
came to the conclusion that conversion of habitats into farmland, Human-Elephant conflict
and an absence of elephant corridors in India were the main reasons for the decline in
population of elephants.
Due to the conclusions drawn from these studies, ‘Project Elephant’ was launched by the
Government of India in 1992. The population of these animals was about 15000 when the
project was started and has increased since then.
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Dihing-Patkai Elephant
Eastern-South Bank Landscape Assam Reserve
Arunachal South Arunachal Elephant
Pradesh Reserve
Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong
Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong-Intanki Elephant Reserve
Landscape Assam
Dhansiri-Lungding Elephant
Reserve
Nagaland Intanki Elephant Reserve
North Bengal- Greater Manas Chirang-Ripu Elephant
Landscape Assam Reserve
West Eastern Dooars Elephant
Bengal Reserve
Garo Hills Elephant Reserve
Meghalaya Landscape Meghalaya
Khasi-hills Elephant Reserve
Brahmagiri- Nilgiri-Eastern Ghats
Landscape Karnataka Mysore Elephant Reserve
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Along with enabling the set up of various elephant reserves in India, Project Elephant also
lead to setting up of different programs and agencies such as MIKE- Monitoring of Illegal
Killing of Elephants and the Elephant Task Force.
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