Development disturbs elephant habitat
Disruption of traditional migratory routes due to rapid industrialisation and infrastructure development is one of the main reasons for the rising number of human-elephant conflicts, say nature conservation division (NCD) officials.
According to records with NCD, wild elephants destroyed about 132 acres of land in 2007 alone.
The worst recorded was in 2005, when about 265 acres of cropland i
Publication Date:
16/11/2009