2,700 Captive Elephants Across Country Will Get ‘Aadhaar Cards’ So That No One Can Harm Them

After a few cases in Kerala of atrocities against elephants, a project aims to reduce atrocities against elephants in captivity by collecting blood and faecal samples of the estimated 2,700 captive elephants
The plan is being carried out under the aegis of Project Elephant
Presently, most of India’s captive elephants are in Assam (nearly 1,000), followed by Kerala (500) and Tamil Nadu (300)
After a few cases in Kerala of atrocities against elephants, a project aims to reduce atrocities against elephants in captivity by collecting blood and faecal samples of the estimated 2,700 captive elephants.

The plan is being carried out under the aegis of Project Elephant.

This exercise, Noyal Thomas, director of Project Elephant told TOI, will give a unique identity number to the elephants “just like an Aadhaar card which will be generated based on their DNA”.