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Detailed explanation-1: -The population of 29, 964 elephants as recorded in the last elephant census conducted in 2017 speaks volumes of the passion for wildlife conservation ingrained in Indian culture.
Detailed explanation-2: -UPSC Mains. Q. Which Indian state conducted Elephant census and announced that it has increased the elephant count to 352? Notes: The Forest Department of Uttar Pradesh has announced that the State has recorded an increase in the population of elephant in its wildlife division.
Detailed explanation-3: -Currently, the tiger survey is usually held once in four years and elephants are counted once in five years. Since 2006, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, which is affiliated to the Environment Ministry, has a standardised protocol in place that States then use to estimate tiger numbers.
Detailed explanation-4: -(a) The total elephant population in the country as per the last synchronized elephant estimation conducted in 2017 is 29964. The figures is based on the analysis of data collected by the “Direct Count Method”, using 30-50% sampling, in most major elephant stats of the country.