Odisha misplaced 406 elephants in final 5 years
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: On common, 80 elephants died in Odisha yearly since 2016-17. In a written reply to a query by Congress legislator Suresh Kumar Routray, Minister for Forest and Environment Bikram Keshari Arukha mentioned 406 elephants have died between 2016-17 and 2020-21.
The Minister mentioned that accidents claimed the lives of 162 elephants and electrocution led to the best 54 deaths. Fourteen elephants have been mowed down by trains. While 4 elephants have been killed in highway accidents, 90 misplaced their lives resulting from different causes. He mentioned 11 elephants have been killed by poachers.
Odisha reported 282 elephant deaths from 2018 until August 31, 2021. Between 2018-19 and the primary 5 months of 2021, one jumbo died nearly each 5 days within the State. The highest variety of elephant deaths (93) passed off in 2018-19 adopted by 82 in 2019-20, 77 in 2020-21 and 30 until the tip of August this 12 months. Anthrax and different ailments killed 95 elephants. As per the final census carried out in 2017, Odisha had 1,976 elephants.
