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Genetic profiling of Captive Elephants
April 10 , 2024
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- The genetic profiling of the 400-odd captive elephants of Kerala will begin shortly.
- The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), is carrying out the profiling to add the details of the elephants to a national database.
- It has provided the forensic kits to the Kerala Forest department.
- The profiling is carried out to keep track of the transfer of captive elephants within and between the States.
- Around 25 elephant deaths taking place in Kerala annually.
- The number of captive elephants in the State has reached an all-time low of 407.
- Kerala was once considered the home to the largest population of captive elephants.
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