Elephant population stable in State
CHENNAI: The elephant population in the State is reasonably stable, according to R. Sukumar, professor and chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Prof. Sukumar, who was here recently, told The Hindu that in the past few years, the incidence of poaching had come down all over the country, and this could be one of the reasons for the stabilisation of the elephant population. Male-female ratio