eleblog

“Project Elephant (PE), a centrally sponsored scheme, was launched in February 1992 to provide financial and technical support to major elephant bearing States in the country for protection of elephants, their habitats and corridors. It also seeks to address the issues of human-elephant conflict and welfare of domesticated elephants. The Project is being implemented in 13 States / UTs , viz. Andhra pradesh , Arunachal Pradesh , Assam , Jharkhand , Karnataka , Kerala , Meghalaya , Nagaland , Orissa , Tamil Nadu , Uttranchal , Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.” - PIB Press Release

“Andhra Pradesh may have to wait for a few more days before taking any steps for driving away a herd of wild elephants back to their natural habitat at Lakhary Valley elephant reserve in Orissa.” - The Hindu

“The Orissa High Court has issued a notice to the Andhra Pradesh government over the death of an elephant during translocation to Orissa in October.” - NewKerala.Com

“An elephant which had escaped from the Lakhari forests along with a herd and crossed the Andhra Pradesh border died due to electrocution. This incident happened at the Jirayat Gopalapuram village near Beeraghatam in the Vizianagaram district, 70 km from here. ” - The Statesman

“The forcible eviction of a herd of ten wild elephants by the Andhra Pradesh government to Orissa has driven a wedge between the two neighbouring states. Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday shot off an angry letter to his counterpart YSR Reddy to stop evicting the elephants in an “inhuman manner” by administering tranquillisers and transporting the pachyderms in trucks with ropes firmly tied to their legs.” - Hindustan Times

“The baby elephant which has gone missing ever since it was translocated from Andhra Pradesh is yet to be traced.” - The Statesman

“Andhra Pradesh has sought the assistance of neighbouring Orissa and Karnataka forest officials to tackle the elephant menace causing untold misery to the people of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts for the past few weeks.” - The Hindu

“Rogue elephants continue to wreak havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh bordering Orissa, killing one more person on Sunday, taking the toll to eight since last week.” - Hindustan Times

“Rogue elephants continue to wreak havoc in north coastal Andhra Pradesh bordering Orissa, killing one more person on Sunday, taking the toll to eight since last week.” - Hindustan Times

“Elephants are frequently rampaging a village in the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh, and have already killed at least seven people in the last two months. ” - Daily India

“Three people were trampled to death in an Andhra Pradesh village when elephants went on the rampage.” - Newspost India