North Bengal tea estates cut razor-wire fencing by 74% to protect elephant corridors
Reported byThe Better India ↗·Sourced by Goodlede
A 2026 reassessment by the Wildlife Trust of India and SPOAR found that razor-wire fencing across North Bengal's elephant corridors declined from 134.7 km in 2019 to 34.8 km, following years of conservation engagement with tea estates whose lands form part of migration routes between forest patches.
New risks, including low-hanging power lines, remain as barriers to elephant movement in the region.
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