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Posted 18 Mar 2024

Updated 28 Mar 2024

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  • MoEFCC notified rules in exercise of powers conferred under Wildlife (Protection) Act (WPA) 1972.

 

  • Key highlights of rules
    • Application for transfer of captive elephants shall be made to Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) having jurisdiction over area where elephant is registered.
    • On receipt of application, DCF shall 
      • obtain a certificate of a veterinary practitioner;
      • conduct inquiry and physical verification of facility where elephant is presently and proposed to be housed;
      • forward application/report to Chief Wildlife Warden (CWW ) within fifteen days.
    • Transfer within state: After report examination, CWW permit or reject transfer of captive elephants within seven days.
    • Transfer outside of states: CWW of donor state shall forward application to CWW of recipient state within fifteen days.
    • Terms and conditions for transfer: Owner is no longer able to maintain elephant; No transfer unless genetic profile of animal has been entered in electronic monitoring application of MoEFCC; etc.
    • Validity: Elephant transfer shall be effected within a period not exceeding three months from date of grant of permission. Transport permit shall not be more than one month.

 

Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

  • Subspecies of Asian elephants native to Indian subcontinent. 
  • Habitat: Dry-thorn forests, moist and dry deciduous forests, tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests.
  • As per Elephant Census 2017, Karnataka has highest number of elephants followed by Assam.
  • Characteristics:
    • Leader of an elephant group: Female.
    • Maximum gestation period: 22 months.
  • Conservation status: 
    • IUCN status: Endangered
    • CITES status: Appendix I
    • WPA, 1972: Schedule I
  • Tags :
  • Captive Elephant
  • Indian Elephant
  • Captive Elephant Rules 2024
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