Human Elephant Conflict News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Assam: Aaranyak organises exposure visits for human-elephant conflict-affected communities
Guwahati, April 10: Aaranyak, a wildlife NGO based in Guwahati, recently organised an exposure visit for the 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.
Assam: Solar fences facilitate uninterrupted education at schools in human-elephant conflict hit areas
Guwahati, India, April 2: 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.
Aaranyak installs solar street lights in 16 Human-Elephant Conflict hit villages in Assam, Meghalaya
Guwahati, March 30: As part of its sustained community-centric efforts for mitigation of Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) and facilitating coexistence in HEC-affected areas, premier biodiversity conservation organization Aaranyak has recently installed 25 solar street lights (SSL) in certain HEC hotspots in Goalpara district of Assam and West Garo Hills (WGH) district of Meghalaya.
Solar fence energized at Goalpara to secure households in human-elephant conflict situation
Guwahati, March 14: A two-kilometer-long solar-powered fence has been energized at Lahapara revenue village in Assam's Goalpara district and handed over to the local community in order to secure the lives and property of about 450 villagers from 70 households of the dominant Rabha tribe community in a human-elephant conflict (HEC) situation.
Lankan railways announces new speed limits to protect wild elephants
Colombo, March 3: Sri Lanka Railways announced on Monday that it will implement new speed limits and revised night train schedules in areas prone to elephant crossings to prevent frequent train-elephant collisions.
2103 elephants present in Odisha jungles: Minister
Bhubaneswar, Feb 19: As many as 2103 elephants are present in Odisha jungles as per the findings of the latest elephant census conducted in the state during November 2024.
TN forest dept increases patrolling in Valparai after German tourist killed in wild elephant attack
Chennai, Feb 5: The Tamil Nadu forest department has intensified patrolling in the Valparai region following the death of a 77-year-old German tourist, Mickel Jurcen, who was attacked by a wild elephant near Tiger Valley on the Pollachi-Valparai road in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Tuesday evening.
Woman, daughter trampled to death by wild elephants in Assam
Guwahati, Jan 28: A woman-daughter duo was killed by wild elephants in Assam's Udalguri district, officials said on Tuesday.
PM Modi highlights 'Haathi Bandhu' initiative to resolve human-rlephant conflict in Assam
New Delhi, January 19: In his recent Mann Ki Baat address on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the innovative 'Haathi Bandhu' initiative in Assam's Naugaon, which has successfully mitigated human-elephant conflicts in the region.