CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Asian elephant is considered to be a premier flagship species, and its presence is a crucial indicator of the health of a forest and the ecosystem, the government said in its notification.

Detailed explanation-2: -Agasthiyamalai is Tamil Nadu’s 5th Elephant Reserve and also a Bioshphere Reserve.

Detailed explanation-3: -It covers 3,500 km2 and encompasses tropical forest ecosystems that fall within the Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari districts of Tamil Nadu and the Thiruvananthapuram and Kollam districts of Kerala, Southern India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The latest is setting up Terai Elephant Reserve (TER) at Dudhwa-Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh The new Reserve, spread over 3,049 sq km area, will be India’s 33rd Elephant Reserve – a management entity that includes protected areas, forest areas and corridors for conservation of wild elephants.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides the financial and technical support to major elephant range states in the country through Project Elephant.