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Govt wants elephants sterilised to curb their rising numbers [1]

The state Forest Department has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest's approval to perform immuno-contraceptive operation on female elephants to control the population of the pachyderms.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2018
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [2]
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Karnataka [3], Elephant [4], Environmentalists [5], People - Animal Conflicts [6], Wildlife [7]
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