240 elephants spotted in North Bengal

Around 240 elephants were spotted in a 900 square km survey area in North Bengal in the pan-India synchronised elephant census, indicating the animal's numbers may have increased in the are, an official said on Wednesday. Deploying direct and indirect counting methods, for the first time, states in

Deploying direct and indirect counting methods, for the first time, states in east and north-east India, including Bengal, carried a synchronised elephant census last month.