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Modi Highlights India's Elephant Conservation Efforts on World Elephant Day
There is a special day called World Elephant Day when people celebrate elephants.
On this day, India's leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, talked about elephants.
He said elephants are a very important part of India's nature and heritage.
He told everyone that more than 60 out of every 100 wild Asian elephants in the world live in India.
He also said India has 33 special places called Elephant Reserves.
These reserves give elephants safe places to live and keep their travel routes open.
They also help reduce problems between people and elephants.
Many people help protect elephants, including forest workers, scientists, animal doctors, and mahouts.
Modi thanked all of them and shared his message on the social media website X.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked World Elephant Day, calling the elephant an integral part of India's ecological heritage.
Modi said India is home to over 60 per cent of the world's wild Asian elephants.
India has 33 Elephant Reserves that provide habitats for elephants and support long-term conservation, according to Modi.
Modi praised forest personnel, scientists, veterinarians, mahouts, and local communities for their roles in elephant conservation.
The reserves protect important habitats and movement corridors and complement human-elephant conflict mitigation efforts.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- What
- Celebrated World Elephant Day and highlighted India's 33 Elephant Reserves and its more than 60 per cent share of the world's wild Asian elephants
- Where
- India; Modi reportedly addressed an event in New Delhi and shared remarks in a post on X (reported with a Hyderabad dateline)
- When
- On World Elephant Day, Wednesday, August 12, 2026
- Why
- To recognize the elephant as an integral part of India's ecological heritage and emphasize long-term conservation
Key facts
- Prime Minister
- Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- World Elephant Day (August 12, 2026)
- India's share of world's wild Asian elephants
- Over 60 per cent
- Elephant reserves in India
- 33
- Purpose of reserves
- Protect habitats and movement corridors; complement human-elephant conflict mitigation
- Groups praised
- Forest personnel, scientists, veterinarians, mahouts, local communities
- Platform
- X (social media post)
- Article dateline
- New Delhi / Hyderabad
Quotes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Chief Executive of India
“Our nation has 33 Elephant Reserves, which provide habitats for elephants and strengthen our efforts towards their long-term conservation.”
thehansindia.com
deccanchronicle.com
“On World Elephant Day, we celebrate the majestic elephant which has remained an integral part of India’s ecological heritage.”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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