Panel: India Must Secure Elephant Reserves (ap)

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FILE -- In this April 9, 2007 file photo, a herd of wild elephants play at the Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary on the outskirts of Gauhati, India. India unveiled an ambitious plan Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010 to save its dwindling elephant population with a multi-pronged strategy including creating new reserves, improvement of habitats and strict norms for elephants in captivity. 'Elephant corridors' which the animals use to move across forested regions straddling different states would be secured and protected by law to prevent encroachment by mining, irrigation or industrial projects leading to the destruction of the habitat Jairam Ramesh, minister for environment and forests said while declaring the elephant India's 'National Heritage Animal.” (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)AP – India should protect its elephant population by securing its wildlife reserves, curbing poaching and restricting development in the corridors they use to travel between forested areas, a panel recommended.

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