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World Elephant Day: India has ~60% of wild elephants

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: World Elephant Day: India has ~60% of wild elephants (GS3 · Biodiversity, 11 August 2025)

What happened

  • India is home to nearly 60% of the world’s wild elephants, with 33 Elephant Reserves and 150 corridors as per the 2023 corridors report [PIB].
  • World Elephant Day 2025 was held in Coimbatore with focus on human-elephant conflict [PIB].

Background

  • Elephants are the National Heritage Animal [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Corridors decide whether herds stay connected or enter farms.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation

  1. As per PIB (2025-08-11): india is home to nearly 60% of the world's wild elephants, with 33 Elephant Reserves and 150 corridors as per the 2023 corridors report.
  2. Corridors decide whether herds stay connected or enter farms.
Quotable data point

World Elephant Day 2025 was held in Coimbatore with focus on human-elephant conflict.

PIB: World Elephant Day 2025, 11 Aug 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: elephant reserves count.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Number of Elephant Reserves in India

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: World Elephant Day 2025, 11 Aug 2025

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