18 Elephants Killed In Lightning Strike In Assam 18 Elephants Killed In Lightning Strike In Assam The incident took place in Kandoli Proposed Reserved Forest (PRF) in Kathiatoli range of Nagaon forest Division.
Updated: May 13, 2021 11:06 pm IST
At least 18 wild elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam.
At least 18 wild elephants were found dead atop Bamuni Hills in Assam s Nagaon district today after lightning struck them during the showers in the area last night.
Sources from the state forest department have told NDTV that as per preliminary investigation, the animals appear to have been killed in a lightning strike.
The sources said a search operation has been launched in the area and the actual reason and number of elephants killed will be known in due course.
Now, rent an electric bike at zoo park
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Efforts on to develop zoo parks in State as pollution-free zones, says official
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests N. Prateep Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Rahul Pandey and Curator of Indira Gandhi Zoological Park Nandani Salaria using e-bikes in the zoo in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday.
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Efforts on to develop zoo parks in State as pollution-free zones, says official
With an idea to reduce use of fuel-run vehicles and sound pollution on the zoo premises, officials from Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (IGZP) have launched e-bikes facility in the zoo. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Forces) N. Prateep Kumar and Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Rahul Pandey launched the e-bikes in the zoo here on Tuesday.
PCCF warns of stringent action against poachers
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Principal Chief Conservator of Forests N. Prateep Kumar has said that everyone should remember that it is a crime to hunt wild animals and warned of stringent against poachers.
Mr. Kumar was speaking at a Webinar organised to mark World Wildlife Day here.
Stating that Nagarjuna Sagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve was the biggest reserve in the country in terms of area, he said that massive conservation efforts had resulted in increase in population of tigers, which was vital to maintaining the balance in the ecosystem.
He said that forest was essential in preserving the animals and trees were vital in maintaining the ecosystem and even man was dependant on nature in many ways. However, environmental pollution, industrialisation was causing the depletion of forest cover.