PM lauds the efforts of Elephant conservationists on World Elephant Day
PM expresses happiness upon rise in the number of elephant reserves in
the last 8 years
The Prime
Minister, Narendra Modi has lauded the efforts of Elephant conservationists on
the occasion of World Elephant Day. The Prime Minister also expressed happiness
upon rise in the number of elephant reserves in the last 8 years.
In a series of tweets, the Prime Minister said;
“On #WorldElephantDay, reiterating our commitment to
protect the elephant. You would be happy to know that India houses about 60% of
all Asian elephants. The number of elephant reserves has risen in the last 8
years. I also laud all those involved in protecting elephants.”
“The successes in elephant conservation must be viewed in
context of the larger efforts underway in India to minimise human-animal
conflict, and integrating local communities and their traditional wisdom in
furthering environmental consciousness.”
This year the World Elephant Day – 2022
is being celebrated at Periyar by the Ministry of Environment, Forest &
Climate Change (MOEF&CC).