Elephants In Dehradun

Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.

A family of three elephants strayed into the Ladpur residential area of Dehradun early today, triggering fear among locals, officials and residents said.

An elephant was killed in a fight with another in Shyampur range of Haridwar forest division, forest department sources said here today.

Up to 10,000 trees could be chopped down for the expansion of Uttarakhand's main airport in Dehradun, news agency PTI reported on Friday, quoting forest department officials. The move to cut the trees in the Thano range of the Dehradun forest division could affect wildlife in the elephant corridors nearby, forest department sources said.

A family of three elephants strayed into the Ladpur residential area of Dehradun early today, triggering fear among locals, officials and residents said.

An elephant was killed in a fight with another in Shyampur range of Haridwar forest division, forest department sources said here today.