State to invite tender for soft-release centre soon, says Eshwar Khandre
The State government plans to establish a soft-release centre for wild elephants to mitigate human-elephant conflicts. The tender process for the centre will begin within eight to ten days, covering 2,000 hectares of land. This initiative follows a report recommending the centre to address issues caused by elephants straying into human habitations.
- ▪The soft-release centre will be located within the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.
- ▪Captured elephants will be housed in a secure enclosure before being gradually released back into the forest.
- ▪The government is also working to reclaim approximately 100 acres of encroached forest land in Hassan.
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Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has said that the State government has decided to establish a soft-release centre for wild elephants straying into human habitations, spread across 2,000 hectares of land. He said the tender process for the centre would be initiated within eight to ten days.Speaking to journalists in Hassan on Tuesday, the Minister said that hundreds of wild elephants had been venturing outside forest boundaries, causing distress to local communities and damaging crops.He said the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests had submitted a detailed report recommending the setting up of a soft-release centre as a long-term measure to address human-elephant conflict, particularly in parts of Hassan, Kodagu, and Chikkamagaluru districts.
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