Corridors of Concrete and elephants of Chandaka
Published: Jul 31, 2008
Photo: Rudra Mahapatra
Abstract: Orissa has an estimated 1,800 elephants, but its shrinking habitat forces the animal to forage into humanscape often coming in conflict with man. At least 151 elephants were poached in the State between 1991 and 2001, while another 125 died of natural reasons or epidemics.
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