Summary:
more-inA three-day elephant census in north Bengal and adjoining north-eastern States will start from March 27. The elephant census in north Bengal will cover an area of around 1,828 sq km from Mechi river near Indo-Nepal border to Sankosh river, bordering Assam. As per last census carried out in 2014, there are 590 elephants in north Bengal. Migration patternForest officials said that elephants in south Bengal migrate to Odisha and Jharkhand while those in north Bengal migrate to Assam. Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Chief Wildlife Warden of West Bengal Pradeep Vyas said that along with north Bengal, the census will be held in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura..