Archive · 22 Aug 2025
Odisha to Establish Elephant Survival Centre
Odisha is building a special place to help elephants and people live together.
It's the first of its kind in the world!
They're also having a meeting with experts from all over to talk about how to stop elephants and humans from having problems.
The main goal is to protect elephants and their homes while also helping people stay safe.
They will work with others to learn more, make better rules, and involve local communities.
They want to make sure elephants can roam freely and people can live in peace.
Odisha to establish the world's first Asian Elephant Species Survival Centre near Bhubaneswar.
The center will be located at Godibari near Chandaka Wildlife Division.
The initiative aims to drive research, policy, and best practices for Asian elephant conservation.
The Chief Minister highlighted habitat loss and infrastructure as contributors to human-elephant conflict.
The workshop brought together experts to discuss strategies for human-elephant conflict mitigation.
- Who
- Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, conservationists, policymakers, and researchers.
- What
- Establishment of the world's first Asian Elephant Species Survival Centre and an international workshop on human-elephant coexistence.
- When
- Thursday.
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- Why
- To strengthen elephant conservation efforts and mitigate human-elephant conflict.
- Event
- International workshop on human-elephant coexistence
- New Center
- Asian Elephant Species Survival Centre
- Location of Center
- Godibari near Chandaka Wildlife Division
- Partners
- IUCN, Wildlife Trust of India, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
- Focus
- Research, policy, and best practices for elephant conservation
- Key issue
- Human-elephant conflict due to habitat loss and infrastructure growth
