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Govt ropes in agency to study jumbo habitat [1]

The state government on Saturday roped in a private agency to conduct a "carrying capacity" study of elephants to ensure a sustainable habitat for the jumbos, sources said.

The government signed an MoU with Bangalore-based Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF), a private agency, for conducting the study of the habitat of elephants in the state.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2014
Times Of India (Ahmedabad) [2]
Tags:
Orissa (Odisha) [3], Elephant [4], Sanctuaries [5], People - Animal Conflicts [6], Mayurbhanj [7], Wildlife [8]
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