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Seasonal solar fences installed in eastern Assam for human-elephant-confli
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
These community-managed solar fences are designed to protect farmlands from crop depredation by elephants while promoting coexistence between people and wildlife.
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India is a global leader in Elephant Conservation with 60% of world's wild
Updated : 7 months ago IST
He further underlined the need for cross-sectoral engagement, community participation, and scientific approaches to reduce human-elephant conflict while ensuring the well-being of local communities.
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World Elephant Day observed with a call for human-elephant co-existence
Updated : 7 months ago IST
World Elephant Day is observed annually on August 12 to promote the conservation and protection of elephants, while addressing the growing issue of human-elephant conflict. The day aims to ensure that elephants can thrive without clashes with human populations.
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World Elephant Day to be celebrated in Coimbatore, human-elephant conflict
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, will organise the World Elephant Day celebration on August 12 in Coimbatore. The annual event reaffirms the global commitment to conserve one of the planet's most ico
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Assam: 3-km Solar fence installed in Goalpara to mitigate human-elephant c
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
A three km-long community-managed solar-powered fence installed to secure human elephant conflict (HEC)-affected Rangagarah village under Goalpara Forest Range of Goalpara Forest Division in Assam was inaugurated and handed over to the community.
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Assam: Forest Officials conduct sensitization for BSF on Human-Elephant co
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Dr Jimmy Borah, Senior Official from Aaranyak's Legal and Advocacy Division, led an informative discussion on wildlife crime and illegal trade along border areas. His presentation highlighted key crime trends, challenges faced in enforcement, impacts of illegal trade, and practical preventiv
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Xupan: A step towards strengthening sustainable livelihoods for HEC-hit vi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Region's premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has been working tirelessly in project mode across various villages in five districts of Eastern Assam to mitigate human-elephant conflict and facilitate human-wildlife coexistence.
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Aaranyak undertakes massive plantation drive to mitigate human-elephant co
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Aaranyak is undertaking a large-scale plantation drive in Assam to address human-elephant conflict by restoring degraded habitats and providing elephants with natural food sources.
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MP cabinet approves over Rs 47 cr plan for management of wild elephants
Updated : 10 months ago IST
The comprehensive plan focuses on areas within protected zones where elephants are known to move or reside, as well as regions outside such zones. It includes provisions for the safety and monitoring of wild elephants, as well as habitat management and development.
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Assam: Aaranyak organises exposure visits for human-elephant conflict-affe
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
An exposure visit was conducted from April 4 to 7 for the "Village Champions" (VCs), local community members from villages affected by human-elephant conflict (HEC) in eastern Assam and West Garo Hills in Meghalaya, within the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape of Assam.
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Assam: Solar fences facilitate uninterrupted education at schools in human
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The daily lives of ordinary people are severely disrupted when Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) occurs in a particular geographical area. In such a situation, the education of children from affected areas becomes one of the worst casualties.
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Aaranyak installs solar street lights in 16 Human-Elephant Conflict hit vi
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
These solar streetlights are expected to help villagers residing in HEC hotspots in Goalpara and WGH landscapes to sight wild elephants at night from a safe distance so that they can either avoid coming too close to these animals or retreat to safer places in time.
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