“To keep a check on poaching and other illegal activities in forests, the state forest department has bought five elephants from Assam to guard the forest reserves of Dudhwa and Katarniyaghat. ” - ExpressIndia

“The state forest department and railway authorities have been at loggerheads over frequent instances of elephants being knocked down by speeding trains in North Bengal.” - Kolkata Newsline

“The unnatural death of 11 wild elephants within a span of three months in West Bengal’s northern region has left the state forest department stumped as the wildlife tragedy is being blamed on an increasing man-elephant conflict arising out of urban encroachment in forestlands.” - Newspost

“Minister in-charge of the state forest department (SFD) Ananta Roy, in the state Assembly on Friday said that 48 people were killed during elephant attacks in the state in 2006. The figures re-confirm the growing human-animal conflict in in the state.” - Kolkata Newsline

“With human-elephant conflict emerging as a real environmental issue in Assam, the State Forest Department has spent substantial funds seeking to contain the damage done to both human beings and elephants. In the year 2006-07 alone an amount of Rs 110 lakh was spent under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) Project Elephant.” - The Assam Tribune Online

“Only two tuskers in the city have been digitally tagged, almost six months after the state forest department, Thane division, launched its grand plan to implant elephants with microchips in an effort to stop unlicenced entry.” - Mumbai Newsline

“In a programme implemented by the wildlife wing of the state forest department, all captive elephants in West Bengal will now have their own ?identity cards?. The difference ? the relevant details will be stored in a microchip which in turn will be installed inside their body.” - Kolkata Newsline

“The state forest department has approached its Bengal counterparts for specialised elephant chasers to drive away a stray tusker that is believed to have killed six people in 20 days in Simdega district.” - The Telegraph

“Narayanan has a problem. The 40-year-old elephant, owned by the Cochin Devaswom Board, has over-grown tusks. These impede its free movement and make it difficult for it to move its trunk. And, the growth is continuing, with the two tusks tending to converge. The Board wanted to trim them, but it needed mandatory clearance from the State Forest Department for such a procedure, and the Department was not easily convinced.” - The Hindu

“fter years of being objects of entertainment to crowds against their will, two circus elephants are now enjoying their freedom, courtesy the State Forest Department.” - Express India