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Video Interview

Save The Elephant

  • Indian Masterminds Bureau
  • Published on 3 Mar 2023, 1:59 pm IST
  • 1 minute read

Highlights

  • Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, housing over 300 elephants is bisected by a railway line
  • At least two elephants used to die every year on the railway track in Rajaji
  • Only three elephants died on the track during past 10 years due to certain steps
  • Field Director of Rajaji Park Dr Badola is taking steps to bring it down to zero. Watch the video
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Rajaji National Park Uttarakhand comprising of beauty sal and sagon (teak) trees was always known for a huge population of elephants.

However, a railway track bisecting the 18-kms stretch of the park had become a graveyard of elephants. Two to three elephants used to die every year under the wheels of trains passing through their habitat.
Located in the foothills of Himalayas, the area has dense fog during winters and visibility comes down to barely few meters. All precautions taken by loco pilots had failed to check fatal mishaps involving the pachyderm.

Since the track connected Uttarakhand capital Dehradun with rest of the country, it could not be removed. There was no way to bypass the elephant territory.

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Yet, forest department and railways have jointly taken some steps which have resulted in death of only three elephants on these tracks during past ten years.

They are using technology to ensure there not a single animal including elephants dies on the track henceforth. In this video interview with Indian Masterminds, Field Director of Rajaji Park Dr Badola reveals the steps being understand to bring animal fatalities down to a big zero.

Please click to see the video….

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  • Elephants conservation
  • elephants monitoring
  • IFS
  • IFS Association
  • IFS Saket Badola
  • rajaji national park
  • Saving The Pachyderms

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