#ENVIRONMENT ■ 70 elephants died in Karnataka in 2021- Kar | UPSC Environment Ecology PSIR

#ENVIRONMENT

■ 70 elephants died in Karnataka in 2021-

Karnataka, which harbours around 6,000 elephants in the wild as per the 2017 census, has lost 70 of them due to various reasons in 2021.

● Causes of deaths:

15 were attributed to unnatural causes,

10 due to electrocution.

One elephant in a train accident,

Another was shot,

one elephant died due to injuries caused by snares

The cause of death was not ascertained in one case.

The remaining were classified as death due to natural causes.

● Mortality Data:

mortality details of elephants in the State that have been uploaded by the Forest Department.

While the deaths due to natural causes are not reckoned to be worrying given the elephant population range in the State.

The deaths due to electrocution alone underline the prevailing human elephant conflict in the State.

the elephants were not targeted because the illegally powered fences installed by the farmers were meant to prevent wild boars though elephants do die in the process

Location-mainly found in the southern parts

● Prelims Takeaway:

Elephant population distribution in india

Elephant population Census

SOURCE - THE HINDU