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Ecology & elephant management in south-west Bengal [1]

The South West Bengal constitutes the districts of Purulia, Bankura, East and West Midnapur, Burdwan & Birbhum. From the District Gazettes and records of British period, it is known that large number of elephants used to move into the dense forest areas of Bankura, Burdwan, Midnappur and Purulia districts.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2008
Subrat Mukherjee [2]
Environ [3]
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Tags:
Migration [4], Compensation [5], Wildlife [6], Elephant [7], Wildlife Management [8], People - Animal Conflicts [9], Relocation [10], West Bengal [11], Bankura (D) [12], Barddhaman (D) [13], Birbhum [14], Medinipur (D) [15], Purulia (D) [16], Statistics [17]
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/people-animal-conflicts
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/relocation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bankura-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/barddhaman-d
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birbhum
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medinipur-d
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/purulia-d
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/statistics