Port Blair, Aug 12: On the occasion of World Elephant Day, The Biological Park, Chidiyatapu organized an Elephant Awareness Programme at Mathura Forest area with the help of Mannarghat Range, South Andaman Division. The programme was attended by 20 Forest Guard Trainees, faculty members, staff and mahaut of Mannarghat Range, South Andaman Division. The Deputy Director, Biological Park gave an overview on Asiatic Elephant Distribution, Behavior, Management and Conservation aspect.    

The Forest Guard trainees showed keen interest and raised queries related to elephant management by Forest Department and the remedies related to Human-Elephant conflict in Andaman Islands. Their queries were addressed by Deputy Director, BPCT. Two elephant namely Inderjit (Male) and Saniya (Female) were the main attraction of the programme.