Strategy of saving elephants in Bangladesh are:
. Protect and Restore Natural Habitats
Why: Habitat loss is the biggest threat due to agriculture, urbanization, and deforestation.
Actions:
Reforest and protect critical elephant corridors, especially in Chattogram Hill Tracts, Cox’s Bazar, and Sylhet.
Prevent illegal encroachment in forest areas.
Work with the Forest Department to create “Elephant Reserves.”
- Reduce Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC)
Why: Elephants are often killed or injured when they enter villages or farmlands searching for food.
Actions:
Create community-based conflict mitigation groups.
Use non-lethal deterrents: chili fences, beehive fences, solar-powered alarms.
Train local people in safe elephant-handling and awareness.
Compensate farmers for crop damage to reduce retaliatory killings.
