Asian Elephant Herds are known to move across 350-550 Square Kilometres annually but increasingly fragmented landscapes are driving the Giant Mammals more frequently into Human- Dominated Areas giving rise to numerous Human -Animal Conflicts.
Maintaining Elephant Corridors is therefore of crucial importance to both Elephant and Human Habitats.
Elephant Corridors are narrow strips of land that connect two large habitats.
There are 101 Elephant Corridors all across India. Of these 101 Corridors, 28 are based in Southern India, 25 in Central India, 23 in North-Eastern India, 14 in Northern West Bengal, and 11 in North Western India.
In terms of their usage by Asian Wild Elephants -- 70% of the 101 Corridors are regularly used, 25% are occasionally used, and 5% rarely.
Almost all the Elephant Corridors in Southern India are regularly used as well as in West Bengal State. 66% of the Corridors are regularly used in North - Eastern India.
It is possible for there to be solutions for these corridors which points to an inverse relationship between the Forest Cover available and the number of corridors in each region -- that is to say the more fragmented the forest cover in a particular region the more elephant corridors in it.
Credits : Elephant Corridors in India Threatened
The Hindu Newspaper
November 11, 2017
Maintaining Elephant Corridors is therefore of crucial importance to both Elephant and Human Habitats.
Elephant Corridors are narrow strips of land that connect two large habitats.
There are 101 Elephant Corridors all across India. Of these 101 Corridors, 28 are based in Southern India, 25 in Central India, 23 in North-Eastern India, 14 in Northern West Bengal, and 11 in North Western India.
In terms of their usage by Asian Wild Elephants -- 70% of the 101 Corridors are regularly used, 25% are occasionally used, and 5% rarely.
Almost all the Elephant Corridors in Southern India are regularly used as well as in West Bengal State. 66% of the Corridors are regularly used in North - Eastern India.
It is possible for there to be solutions for these corridors which points to an inverse relationship between the Forest Cover available and the number of corridors in each region -- that is to say the more fragmented the forest cover in a particular region the more elephant corridors in it.
Credits : Elephant Corridors in India Threatened
The Hindu Newspaper
November 11, 2017
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