C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (i) Management of Elephants, 1977-2003
DKL Subject File No.194
I. Subject Files, 1881-2016
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (i) Management of Elephants, 1977-2003
1977
Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, N.K. Endow, P. Guhathakurta, Anne Wright, Gerald L. Wood, J.C. Daniel, M.K. Nandi, Jeheskel Shoshani and others regarding weaning and separation of elephant calves from their mothers, food habits of elephants, electro-chemical animal repellents, science of elephants (Gaja-Shastra), anti-elephant depredation electric fencing equipment and elephant pearl. Includes �a note on the weaning of elephant calves� by D.K. Lahiri Choudhury and a note on management of departmental elephants by him, a preliminary study titled �elephant depredation: causes and prevention�, an essay titled �Crop raiding by elephants and preventive methods, a �Report on survey of elephants in Karnataka State 1977� by Vijaykumaran Nair and Madhav Gadgil, etc. Also, includes magazine clippings titled �Collaring the elephant� by J.C. Daniel, �The elephant princess� by Tim McGirk and �Fight for space� (on human-elephant relationship), a map of Nepal and handwritten notes
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (i) Management of Elephants, 1977-2003
1994
The file contains information on solar electric barrier fence manufactured by Suraksha Energisers. Includes a related letter from H.R. Shetty to D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, an enquiry letter, a description of the power fence, and a �Power Fence Manual�
Solar electric barrier fence; Suraksha Energisers; Power fence
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (i) Management of Elephants, 1977-2003
1995
Material related to technologies for management of elephants and elephant-human conflict. The file contains booklets titled �Custom built equipment: specialty equipment for circuses, zoos, universities, schools, parks etc.�, and �Ibex Gallaher power fence: A management tool for reducing man-animal conflicts�, articles titled �Veterinary care of Asian Timber Elephants in India: Historical accounts and current observations�, and �Direct and indirect methods of counting elephants: A comparison of results from Mudumalai Sanctuary�. Includes related newspaper clippings, a note titled �Status of wild elephant in India� and a map titled �East Midnapore forest division-elephant management map� and other maps on distribution of elephants. Also, includes �proceedings of the International Workshop on management of elephants in the wild and in captivity held at Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, West Bengal, December 10-17, 1982� (edited by North-East India Task Force, Asian Elephant Specialist Group, IUCN/SSC, January 1983)
Ibex Gallaher power fence; Asian Elephants; Mudumalai Sanctuary; East Midnapore forest division; Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary; West Bengal; North-East India Task Force; Asian Elephant Specialist Group; IUCN; SSC
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
1989
Letters and telegrams exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S.C. Sharma, Hemant Datye, G.S. Mandal, Kalyan Chakrabarti, A.J.T. Johnsingh, A.G. Oka and others regrading finalisation of elephant project, tour of elephant problem areas in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, meeting on elephant depredation in North-Eastern States held on 16 December 1989, elephant conservation, proposal for Indo-Bhutan corridor and meetings of task-force for finalisation of Project Elephant, held in 1990 and 1991. Includes minutes of meetings of the task-force for Project Elephant, tour and inspection notes of elephant problem areas of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, �Report of Task Force on Project Elephant� prepared by Wildlife Division, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and a publication titled Project Elephant (Gajatme). Also, includes a paper titled �Elephant conservation in India: problems and prospects� by A.J.T. Johnsingh & H.S. Panwar and a press clipping titled �Clearance sought for project elephant�
Elephant project; Bihar; Madhya Pradesh; Indo-Bhutan corridor; Ministry of Environment and Forests
C. Elephant, 1977-2008/ (ii) Project Elephant, 1989-2000
1996
Correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Vinod Rishi, S.C. Dey, R. Sukumar, Peter Resenegger and Kishore Rao pertaining to management plans for proposed elephant reserves in North-East, Orissa and South-India, travel programme in elephant-bearing states, impact of proposed projects such as ACC cement Plant in Balphakram National Park and of new power house at Moyar on elephant habitat, Regional Action Plan for Eastern and North-Eastern regions, concept of Elephant Reserves, perspective plan for Elephant Reserves, legal status of corridors etc.
