Centre orders enquiry into death of ten elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
On 2 November 2024, the Centre said the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau had constituted a team to enquire into the death of ten elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh.
Summary
On 2 November 2024, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said its Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) had constituted a team to independently enquire into the death of ten elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. The state government has also constituted a five-member committee headed by the APCCF (Wildlife). As per preliminary information from state officers, the deaths may be due to poisoning; the final cause will be known only after the enquiry and postmortem reports.
Key facts
- Date
- 2 Nov 2024 (PIB)
- Place
- Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
- Deaths
- Ten elephants
- Central enquiry
- Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) team
- State committee
- Five members, headed by APCCF (Wildlife)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
How many elephants died in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, prompting a central enquiry announced on 2 November 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Ten
PIB (Environment): the WCCB constituted a team to enquire into the death of ten elephants in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.
Which central body constituted a team to enquire into the elephant deaths in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (November 2024)?
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Correct answer: B — Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
PIB (Environment): the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) of the Environment Ministry constituted the enquiry team.
The five-member committee formed by Madhya Pradesh to enquire into the Bandhavgarh elephant deaths is headed by:
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Correct answer: B — APCCF (Wildlife)
PIB (Environment): the five-member state committee is headed by APCCF (Wildlife).