Wild Elephant Population Stable In Kerala: Census

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 11, November 2011

The 2010 census, according to what is called â€˜block count method' of enumeration, puts the number of wild elephants in the State's wildlife sanctuaries and protected areas at 3,520. The same method of enumeration in the previous census conducted in 2007 had put the number at 3002. Read the full report here.

Source: by P. Venugopal, The Hindu, Thiruvananthapuram.

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