ELEPHANT CASUALTIES IN MADHYA PRADESH

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

ELEPHANT CASUALTIES IN MADHYA PRADESH

A group of elephants in Madhya Pradesh's Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) reportedly died from suspected kodo millet poisoning.
According to a 2023 research paper led by National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), CSIR, the consumption of kodo millet is often associated with intoxication and poisoning in humans and animals.

BANDHAVGARH TIGER RESERVE

• It is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh and is spread over the Vindhya hills.
• It holds significant historical importance, evidenced by the presence of the renowned Bandhavgarh Fort, along with numerous caves, rock paintings, and carvings throughout the protected area.

• In 1968, it was designated as a national park and in 1993 was declared a tiger reserve.
• It is known for the Royal Bengal Tigers.
• Other important prey species consist of chital, sambhar, barking deer, nilgai, chinkara, wild pig, chowsingha, langur and rhesus macaque.
• Dependent upon them are the major predators like tiger, leopard, wild dog, wolf and jackal.