Steps To Keep Jumbos Off Rail Tracks At Walayar

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 32 No. 5, May 2012

It has been decided to block the movement of elephants near the ‘B' railway line (one of the two railway tracks running through the forests) by erecting stone walls and digging trenches. The ‘B' line lies closer to the deep forests and the other track, ‘A' line, is farther from the forests. Thus, preventing elephants near the ‘B' track would ensure that elephants do not enter either line. Read the full report here.

Source: Staff Reporter, The Hindu, Palakkad.

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