India releases an app to curb Elephant deaths
The Indian state of Assam has released a smartphone app in an effort to reduce the number of people killed by wild elephants. The Haati app warns people when elephant herds are approaching, allowing them to get out of the way.
To lessen the number of people killed by wild elephants, the Indian state of Assam has released an app for smartphones. When humans approach herds of elephants, the Haati app will alert them so they can move aside. Assam is home to one of India's largest populations of elephants and a significant incidence of deaths from interactions between elephants and humans. Elephants in Assam are growing increasingly hostile, according to conservationists, as a result of habitat loss and encroachment on their ancestral natural corridors. According to official data cited by the Hindustan Times in March, up to 1,701 persons in India lost their lives at the hands of elephants between 2020 and 2024.
According to government data reported by the Hindustan Times in March, there were up to 1,701 elephant-related deaths in India between 2020 and 2024. Aaranyak, a northeastern Indian organization dedicated to biodiversity, created the app that was released in Assam. It also includes a form that allows victims and their families to file a claim for compensation with the local government in the event that an animal attack results in harm or death. A manual on solar-powered fences that can ward off elephants has also been made public by Aaranyak. The World Wildlife Fund estimates that there are less than 50,000 Asian elephants remaining in the wild. According to the group's estimations, crop-raiding elephants in India have an annual impact on 500,000 families.
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