Elephant numbers down 25% in 8 yrs: 1st DNA census | Dehradun News
DEHRADUN: India’s first nationwide DNA-based census has found the country’s wild elephant population fell by about 25% in eight years, underscoring growing threats from shrinking forests and rising conflict with humans.Released on Tuesday, the report, ‘Status of Elephants in India: DNA-based Synchronous All-India Population Estimation of Elephants’ (SAIEE 2021-25), estimated 22,446 elephants across India, down…