Iron Ore And Coal Mining Pose Biggest Threat To Elephants
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 6,
June 2011
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh has also raised concern over the issue, blaming mining as the main cause of elephant habitat destruction. The minister spoke during a one-day conference of officials from the elephant-range countries of India, Botswana, the Republic of Congo, Indonesia, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Tanzania and Thailand.
According to Indian news agency PTI, Ramesh has identified coal mining and iron ore mining as the two “single biggest threats" to elephant corridors in central India.
PTI has quoted the minister as saying that increasing mining activities especially in the states like Orissa, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are posing big threats to elephants. Read the full report here.
(Guest contributor TC Malhotra reports for MetalMiner from New Delhi.)
Source: by Admin, Metal Miner.
