Essay About Western Duars Of Northern West Bengal And Elephant-Human Conflict

Elephant-Human Conflict in the Western Duars of Northern West Bengal, India
Essay title: Elephant-Human Conflict in the Western Duars of Northern West Bengal, India
 
Table of Contents
The Western Duars and the Elephant corridor
Zones in the Corridor
The conflict
What is the urgency of studying the situation?
Causes of the conflict
Habitat fragmentation
Indiscriminate killing or injuring of elephants in Nepal
Army establishments
The Siliguri-Alipurduar railway track
The railway system
Elephant casualties on the track
Seasonal mortality records
Hour-wise mortality records
High risk zones
Current conflict management practices
LATEST CONFLICT DATA
What needs to be done?
Conclusion
Works Cited
Annexures
Annexure 1: List of Elephants killed on Railway Tracks in North Bengal
Annexure 2: Following is the list of accidents occurred in and outside the recommended zones
 
Elephant-Human Conflict in the Western Duars of North Bengal
The Western Duars and the Elephant corridor
The Duars region at the foothills of the eastern Himalayas is a vast swathe of 8,800 sq km terai forests and plains divided by the Sankosh river into two parts, Eastern and Western Duars. Both were ceded by Bhutan to the British at the end of the Bhutan war (1864-’65). The Western Duars lies in the northern West Bengal state and is a lowland belt linking the Himalaya and the plains region. The Western Duars is an important centre of the tea industry.