A population prediction model has projected the elephant population in Tamil Nadu to cross the 3,500-mark in 2022 and further increase steadily, after having declined steeply in 2017 when the last synchronised estimation was conducted.
According to the 2017 census, the elephant population decreased to 2,761 from 4,015 in 2012.
According to the Forest Department, a population prediction model, presented by K. Baranidharan of the Department of Forest Products and Wildlife at the Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI), Mettupalayam, has projected the number of elephants at 3,592 in 2022. The synchronised elephant census is expected to take place in the State this year.
