According to Avinash Krishnan, a wildlife conservationist and director, science and conservation at A Rocha India, the carrying capacity of reserves is a pertinent issue that has been overlooked so far. There is a dearth of empirical study that can anecdotally establish that the reserves have reached their carrying capacity and thus the spillover effect has led to recent conflict and death cases.
The wildlife conservationist also reminded the ministry about the recommendation of the Elephant Task Force constituted by the Union government in 2010 that advocated for the setting up of a statutory body and naming it the National Elephant Conservation Authority (NECA).
Mysuru/Hassan: The forest department on Friday captured a tusker which has triggered fear in the hearts of people in the MM Hills region in Hanur talu.
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“On average, the ETF helpline is receiving five to six calls daily. Any person living in the vicinity of BNP and facing human-elephant conflict issues such as crop degradation can call this number. Currently, we are attending to calls from a three- to five-kilometre radius of BNP. Most of these complaints are from boundary areas, as these are high-conflict zones. The helpline was set up on June 30, and to date, we have received more than 120 calls,” said Prabhakar Priyadarshi, Deputy Conservator of Forest, BNP.