BANGALORE: Karnataka is now home to 6,072 Asiatic elephants, 5,945 of which were spotted in the Mysore elephant reserve (MER) alone, according to the latest elephant census.
The Karnataka Elephant Census 2012, conducted by the state forest department in May last year and carried out by the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, showed an increase in the state's elephant population since 2010 when their number stood at 5,800.
The average elephant population has been between 4,000 and 6,000 for the past 15 years in the state. The state is home to about 20% of the elephant population in the country. While the MER alone is home for 97% of the state's elephant population, the other districts account for only 127 elephants, the census said.
The census was carried out in two different methods - direct sighting of the elephants and the indirect method of checking the transact dung count. Waterhole observations were taken up to get an approximate idea of the population structure. The forest was demarcated on the basis of elephant population density.
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| In search of water an elephant with his calf seen on the Mysore road near the Assanur forest fringes, on Sunday. |
The average elephant population has been between 4,000 and 6,000 for the past 15 years in the state. The state is home to about 20% of the elephant population in the country. While the MER alone is home for 97% of the state's elephant population, the other districts account for only 127 elephants, the census said.
The census was carried out in two different methods - direct sighting of the elephants and the indirect method of checking the transact dung count. Waterhole observations were taken up to get an approximate idea of the population structure. The forest was demarcated on the basis of elephant population density.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/flora-fauna/Karnataka-is-now-home-to-6072-elephants/articleshow/18361115.cms
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