ELEPHANTS MIGRATION STRONGLY IMPACTED ON SOUTH BENGAL DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY OF BANKURA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL.

Asit Kumar Jana; Madhumita Jana Pal

Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

ELEPHANTS MIGRATION STRONGLY IMPACTED ON SOUTH BENGAL DISTRICT: A CASE STUDY OF BANKURA DISTRICT, WEST BENGAL.

Asit Kumar Jana, Madhumita Jana Pal

Abstract :

Man–elephant conflicts have increased in Bankura district. As elephant which enter the region from the Dalma hills of Jharkhand stay on for longer every year. The past few years, they stayed on for much of the district Bankura, resulting in crop losses and human death. Bankura district is one of Elephant migration effected district of south Bengal. The district Gazetter and records of British period, it is known that large number of elephants used to make in to the dense forest areas of Bankura district. Mainly cause of elephant migration for such foods. The migratory elephant founds extensive damage of paddy and other cash crops, Injuries human beings, damages houses etc. Continuous migration of elephant assesses the effects of human life in Bunkura district.