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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q237hv43c| Title: | Traveling and begging elephants of India: An Investigation into the Status, Management and Welfare Significance |
| Contributors: | Varma, Surendra Ganguly, Suparana Sujata, S.R. Bhavsar, Snehal Jain, Sandeep K Bhanage, Nilesh |
| Keywords: | Elephants--Religious aspects--Hinduism. Elephants--Religious aspects—Buddhism Elephants in numismatics Elephants--India Captive elephants--History Elephants as pets Elephants--Behavior. Captive Elephants - Management andWelfare Traveling and begging elephants of Maharashtra Traveling and begging elephants of Gujarat Traveling and begging elephants of Punjab |
| Issue Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) |
| Place of Publication: | Bangalore, India |
| Description: | "“Keeping wild animals like elephants in captivity outside their natural distribution range may compromise the ability to provide them with a natural environment and scope for natural behaviour. Elephants kept chiefly to generate income by travelling and begging (labeled Travel- Begging elephants) are generally found far from their natural distribution range and are forced to go through unnatural lifestyles. States such as Gujarat, Maharashtra and Punjab do not have any wild elephants but they have a sizeable number of captive elephants, most of which come under the category of Travel-Begging syndrome. Although there are recent reports of wild elephants straying into Maharashtra from adjoining forest regions of Karnataka, this does not qualify Maharashtra as a state where wild elephants are found.” |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01q237hv43c |
| Related resource: | http://www.asiannature.org/sites/default/files/16.TR-Travel-Begging%20Elephants%20of%20India_P.pdf |
| Appears in Collections: | Monographic reports and papers (Publicly Accessible) |
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