<p>India is home to approximately 27,000 Asian Elephants which is the world’s largest population of this rare species.</p>.<p>However, as human populations have grown and elephant habitats have been altered by development, human-elephant conflict has resulted in unfortunate and tragic outcomes for both people and elephants.</p>.<p>To help solve the problem, a guidebook for the forest staff dealing with human-elephant conflict has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India).</p>.<p>“WWF India, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Project Elephant have compiled the ‘Field manual for Managing Human-Elephant Conflict’ with details of best practices of minimising human-elephant conflict. This document is drafted with the aim of providing forest officials/ departments and other stakeholders with guidance towards interventions to help mitigate Human Elephant Conflict, both in emergencies and when conflict poses a recurring challenge, shared by Ravi Singh, Secretary-General and CEO, WWF India.</p>.<p>"The field manual specifies the conditions under which forest officials and their teams should consider various interventions and is a living document that will incorporate on-field experiences from time to time. This manual is a result of years of field experience and efforts that our teams have gained to help both affected communities and elephants, " he added.</p>.<p>Addressing HEC comprehensively will require the sustained attention and investment of all those who love elephants, including local communities, NGOs, and state and federal governments.</p>.<p>The manual takes an important step in this direction and is intended to be a ready resource for those working to foster human-elephant harmony across the country.</p>.<p>WWF India intends to work towards its widespread implementation through translations and training of Forest Department staff. The manual is intended to be a living document, revised and redeployed every 2-3 years based on the latest insights in conflict management. Working together, WWF India and their partners hope to bolster India’s reputation as a global leader in wildlife conservation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>India is home to approximately 27,000 Asian Elephants which is the world’s largest population of this rare species.</p>.<p>However, as human populations have grown and elephant habitats have been altered by development, human-elephant conflict has resulted in unfortunate and tragic outcomes for both people and elephants.</p>.<p>To help solve the problem, a guidebook for the forest staff dealing with human-elephant conflict has been launched by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) along with the Wildlife Institute of India (WWI) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF India).</p>.<p>“WWF India, Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Project Elephant have compiled the ‘Field manual for Managing Human-Elephant Conflict’ with details of best practices of minimising human-elephant conflict. This document is drafted with the aim of providing forest officials/ departments and other stakeholders with guidance towards interventions to help mitigate Human Elephant Conflict, both in emergencies and when conflict poses a recurring challenge, shared by Ravi Singh, Secretary-General and CEO, WWF India.</p>.<p>"The field manual specifies the conditions under which forest officials and their teams should consider various interventions and is a living document that will incorporate on-field experiences from time to time. This manual is a result of years of field experience and efforts that our teams have gained to help both affected communities and elephants, " he added.</p>.<p>Addressing HEC comprehensively will require the sustained attention and investment of all those who love elephants, including local communities, NGOs, and state and federal governments.</p>.<p>The manual takes an important step in this direction and is intended to be a ready resource for those working to foster human-elephant harmony across the country.</p>.<p>WWF India intends to work towards its widespread implementation through translations and training of Forest Department staff. The manual is intended to be a living document, revised and redeployed every 2-3 years based on the latest insights in conflict management. Working together, WWF India and their partners hope to bolster India’s reputation as a global leader in wildlife conservation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
