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Assam: 'Aaranyak' takes up elephant habitat improvement to mitigate human-
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has initiated an ambitious project for improvement of elephant habitat in Assam's Rowta Reserve Forest to mitigate Human Elephant Conflict (HEC).
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Forest departments of Assam, Meghalaya celebrate World Elephant Day togeth
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
With the objective to pave the way for sustained inter-state coordination in the efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and coexistence, forest departments of Assam and Meghalaya have for the first time celebrated World Elephant Day at Thakurbilla in North Garo Hills in Megh
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Assam: Women from human-elephant conflict-affected villages learn handloom
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The workshop was organised in partnership with the British Asian Trust and with support from the Darwin Initiative to provide additional livelihood options for women to help them offset some of the losses incurred by the conflict with wild elephants.
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Rapid response units formed for mitigating human-elephant conflict in Assa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
To boost efforts for mitigation of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) and facilitate much-needed coexistence through community participation, Aaranyak, a biodiversity conservation organisation, has formed seven Rapid Response Units (RRUs) at the grassroots level in some of the HEC affected areas
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'Gajah Kotha' campaign engages over 1,200 people to mitigate human-elephan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
In order to mitigate the increasing human-elephant conflict (HEC), Assam launched the Gajah Kotha' campaign, engaging over 1,200 people to foster coexistence.
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Meghalaya: Solar lights installed in human-elephant conflict-hit villages
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
One of India's foremost research-driven biodiversity conservation organisations, Aaranyak installed 10 solar street lights in seven villages identified as Human-Elephant conflict (HEC) areas in West Garo Hills district.
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Assam: Solar fence installed at Goalpara to mitigate human-elephant confli
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"The solar fence was inaugurated on Thursday by the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara, Ranjit Konwar in a ribbon-cutting ceremony arranged by the solar fencing management committee at Bordal village under Lakhipur range revenue circle in presence of 65 community members, representat
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Assam: Victims in human-elephant conflict hotspots seek better coordinatio
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Scores of village heads flagged myriad issues related to acute Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) in parts of Assam's Udalguri district on Tuesday seeking coordination among various government departments.
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Thermal drone cameras deployed to curb human-elephant conflict in Odisha
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The forest department is adopting technology-oriented solutions such as drones and thermal cameras to support the monitoring of the animals and alert villages if there is a chance of an encounter with humans.
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Elephant Conservation Networks help in human, elephant coexistence in Assa
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In several conflict hotspots of the state- in districts of Udalguri, Baksa and Goalpara, a network of local communities has been formed called the Elephant Conservation Network (ECN).
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Wild elephant menace: Karnataka govt constitutes task force in 4 districts
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In the wake of the rise in the man-elephant conflict in four districts of Karnataka, a meeting presided over by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday, resolved to constitute an elephant task force in four districts to check the menace of wild elephants.
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This computer engineer-turned-conservation scientist is using sound to mit
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): Seema Lokhandwala, a computer engineer-turned conservation scientist from Assam, who is dedicated to finding a solution to the human-elephant conflict, will be part of a special half-hour programme titled 'Call to Earth: Listening to Our Planet' this we
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