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African Elephants –L. africana - 0.5 million Asian Elephants – E. maximus - 0.04 million DEEPA G MENON, Ph.D Student (Animal Science) SAVE THE ELEPHANTS

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Page 1: Giants In Distress

African Elephants –L. africana - 0.5 millionAsian Elephants – E. maximus - 0.04 million

DEEPA G MENON, Ph.D Student (Animal Science)

SAVE THE ELEPHANTS

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AMAZING ELEPHANT FACTS

HEIGHTWEIGHTTUSKTRUNKFOOTEARSTEETHSKINGESTATIONMEMORY & INTELLIGENCE

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*India 26,390–30,770;Indonesia 2,400–3,400;Malaysia 2,100–3,100; Myanmar 4,000–5,000; Sri Lanka 2,500–4,000; Thailand 2,500–3,200;

(*Sukumar, 2003)

Listed as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN

Regarded as an “umbrella species” / premier “flagship ”/ “keystone species” important ecological role and impact on environment.

THE GIANTS IN DISTRESS

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THREATS ??????Requirements - 200-200-200Habitat Loss, degradation, fragmentation

- massive deforestation Poaching ”there is not a single piece

nowadays which has been gained lawfully.  Every piece, and scrap…has been steeped and dyed in blood”……Ian Parker

Disturbed the balance in the sex ratio 1: 4 1:25-40

Human Conflict

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SOLUTIONS1) Conservation of the elephant's habitat and maintaining habitat connectivity by securing corridors; 2) Management of human–elephant conflicts as part of an integrated land-use policy3) Improved legislation and law enforcement, field patrolling, and curbing trade in ivory and other elephant products. 4) Monitoring of conservation interventions. 5) Reliable estimation of population size and trends will be needed as part of this monitoring and adaptive management approach. 6) Captive Elephant management Rules7) Management of musth period8) Microchips & health cards

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Project ElephantFeb 1992, 13 States in India For elephants, habitats & corridors. Human-elephant conflict welfare of domesticated elephants.

Wild elephant population trend

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1985 - 2900-31101990 - 2260-27602000 - 3400-3600

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Activity of ElephantsLogging - 43%Ceremonies - 12%Transportation- 10%Tourism - 6 %Entertainment - 5%Kunki - 4 %Agriculture - 2%Begging - 7%No work - 11%

OwnershipIndividuals -75%Temples - 6%Zoo - 2%Circus - 3%Forest Dept - 14%

Enumeration of Elephants:

First time in 2005, 2007 & in 2010.

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“The elephant is a friend to man and now indeed our turn has come to be the friend of the elephant."

THANK YOU