Project Elephant
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Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India to assist states having free ranging population of wild elephants. The project was aimed at ensuring long term survival of identified viable population of elephants in their natural habitats. This project is currently implemented in 13 states, namely, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Uttranchal, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Other duties of Project Elephant are supporting the ecological and management research of elephants, establishing an elephant corridor, creating awareness among local people, and vet care for captive elephants.
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Hari Vasudevan(ed),India:Physical Environment,NCERT, 2006, ISBN 81-7450-538-5, pg64, chapter-5