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Centre being expanded across 176 acres of forest to accommodate 50 elephants
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Centre being expanded across 176 acres of forest to accommodate 50 elephants
The State has succeeded in reining in wildlife crimes through various steps, including intensified surveillance and enhancement of forest staff, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said.
Inaugurating the first phase of the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB)-funded development of the Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre on Tuesday, Mr. Vijayan said Kerala had become a model for forest and wildlife conservation in the country. Nefarious activities in forests such as poaching, especially rackets that targeted wild elephants, were countered through modernising the Forest and Wildlife Department, expanding its network of forest stations and engaging more number of tribal youths for forest conservation.