After the long-awaited inauguration of 213 kilometers Dehradun-Delhi Expressway by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is set to take up an important task of the extrapolating wildlife movements in the 12 kilometres of the highway that also makes Asia's largest Wildlife Corridor in in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
From safe passages to AI-based early-warning systems and remote sensing technologies, India is adopting science-driven measures to reduce elephant deaths caused by train collisions, say officials.
After inaugurating the National River Research Centre, CR Patil said the objective of the centre would be to "strengthen scientific knowledge related to rivers and freshwater ecosystems in India and to promote their conservation."
The state of Asian elephant estimation 2025 conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India for the country reveals that the population has come down from 29,964 in 2017 to 22,446 in 2025.
Focus to be now on the release of the tigress kept in a special enclosure after being brought to Satkosia from Bandhavgarh in MP on 28 June
