Elephant population dips in Karnataka

24 Oct 2007, 0309 hrs IST,Ashwini Y S,TNN BANGALORE: Karnataka hosts a healthy population of the gentle giants. That's the finding of the agency which recently conducted a study of the elephant population in the state. The census carried out by the state forest department in May deduced that Karnataka has an estimated elephant population of 4,035. This is less than the 4347 in the 2005 census......... full news at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Elephant_population_dips_in_Karnataka/articleshow/2484748.cms