Elephants on the rise in Tripura
The Tripura Government has initiated a comprehensive proposal for the protection of wildlife with the publication of a survey report, indicating the increase of elephant population, while the concerned department has been asked to mobilise forest dwelling communities for the natural resource conservation process. Talking to UNI here today, state Forest Minister Jitendra Choudhury said the population of wild elephants had increased substantially over the past six years and a total of 59 pachyderms, including 10 babies, were spotted during the latest census, which had only been 40 in 2002.