Wildlife: Habitat Loss Pushes Chhattisgarh Elephants Into Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Rapid development activities in Chhattisgarh are disturbing elephant habitats, forcing the animals to move towards Madhya Pradesh in search of suitable forest areas. Earlier, elephants were seasonal visitors to the state's border areas, but they are now settling there permanently.

Agreeing that development activities in the neighbouring state are forcing elephants to move into Madhya Pradesh, North Shahdol divisional forest officer Taruna Verma told Free Press that the West Biohari area has had a permanent presence of several elephants for the past one-and-a-half years, and they are now giving birth to calves.