Environmental activist Syeda Rizwana Hasan stressed that restoring natural forests is essential to protecting Bangladesh’s elephants—and that rural communities must be involved in this effort. Speaking at a wildlife conservation event, she added that the Forest Department has been directed to ban the use of elephants for entertainment shows. Speakers at the event highlighted that wildlife preservation has yet to gain political priority in Bangladesh. They urged immediate elephant population surveys, updated research beyond the outdated decade-old studies, and measures for breeding, habitat management, and food supply. They also called for a cross-border management protocol to reduce human-elephant conflict. According to the Forest Department, 18 elephants have died unnaturally in just the first six months of this year, while 146 elephants have died nationwide in the past nine years. The discussion coincided with World Elephant Day (August 12).
হাতির সুরক্ষায় প্রাকৃতিক বন ফিরিয়ে আনা, হাতির করিডোর চিহ্নিতকরণ, মানুষ ও হাতির মধ্যে সংঘর্ষ কমাতে জনগণকে সচেতন করা ও দায়িত্বশীল বিভাগ চালুর পরামর্শ দিয়েছেন বিশেষজ্ঞরা।
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