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Elephant Corridors of India report
September 20 , 2023
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- India has at least 150 elephant corridors spanning 15 range-states across four elephant-bearing regions.
- West Bengal tops the list with 26 such land strips.
- The central government's 2010 Elephant Task Force report (Gajah report) listed 88 corridors in the country.
- Of the total corridors, 15 have been impaired and require restoration efforts to restore functionality.
- Information regarding the current use of 18 corridors by elephants was unavailable.
- Of the 150 reported elephant corridors, 126 are within the political boundaries of states while 19 are located across two states.
- There are also six trans-national corridors between India and Nepal, primarily in Uttar Pradesh.
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