Why in the News?

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, along with State Forest Departments, has verified and mapped 150 elephant corridors across 15 states where elephants are found (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal). State governments and Union Territory administrations have been notified to implement measures for safeguarding and conserving these critical habitats.