TNPSC Thervupettagam

Elephant Death Audit Framework in Tamil Nadu

December 2 , 2023 230 days 438 0
  • This framework started in the year 2022 by the Forest Department from its Elephant Death Audit Framework.
  • In Tamil Nadu, an elephant has a higher chance of dying of electrocution than of old age and starvation.
  • Data shows that 1,505 elephant deaths have been recorded since 2010 and 159 of them, or 10.5% of all mortalities.
  • Elephants are among the most long-living mammals, with a life expectancy of around 50 years in the wild with a generation length of 22 years.

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