Elephant population in Tamil Nadu increased by 200 in six years

Chennai (IANS). There is a good increase in the population of elephants in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin informed that there has been an increase of 200 in the number of elephants in the state. Now the total population of elephants in the state has gone up to 2,961.

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said, according to the latest census conducted in the forests of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the number of elephants in the forests of Tamil Nadu has now reached 2,961.

According to the census conducted in 2017, the number of elephants in the forests of Tamil Nadu was only 2,761. During the census conducted in 699 blocks of 25 forest divisions of Tamil Nadu, it was found that the number of elephants has increased to 2,961.

The forest departments of four states were involved in this latest census.

Forest observers, anti-poaching observers, forest guards, foresters, rangers and volunteers from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were also part of the survey.