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WB forest dept eyes DAS tech to prevent elephant deaths on tracks

WB forest dept eyes DAS tech to prevent elephant deaths on tracks

August 19, 2025, 05:26 PM - 3 min read

During a joint inspection with railway officials, the forest department identified several sensitive stretches prone to elephant movement. Panchet and Rupnarayan divisions have been marked as the most vulnerable areas where Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) technology could be installed.

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Forest officials inspect the site where a mother elephant and two calves were killed by a train in WB's Jhargram.

WB Forest Dept blames Railways for elephant deaths, files FIR

July 20, 2025, 02:43 PM - 4 min read

West Bengal Forest Department has lodged an FIR against three railway officials after a mother elephant and two calves were killed by a speeding train near Sardiha station on July 18.

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A fencing erected at Bichbhanga village, where repeated elephant incursions have caused deaths and damage, as part of the Jalpaiguri Forest Department’s new solar-powered barrier project.

Solar fencing to save north Bengal villages from elephant attacks

July 4, 2025, 01:31 PM - 4 min read

With 25 lives lost in four months to elephant attacks, the Jalpaiguri Forest Department has launched a 66-km solar fencing project to shield forest-edge settlements.

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A rare Himalayan salamander emerges near Namthing Pokhri in Latpanchar, where conservation efforts have led to the amphibian’s revival across the Darjeeling and Kurseong forest divisions.

Rare Himalayan salamander makes comeback in Bengal hills

June 26, 2025, 02:20 PM - 4 min read

In a hopeful turn, the rare Himalayan salamander is staging a comeback in Bengal’s hills, with communities and forest officials uniting to protect its fragile habitat.

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Nylon fencing mirrors Sundarbans strategy to manage Zeenat

December 25, 2024, 07:02 PM - 3 min read

West Bengal Forest Department has erected a nylon fence around the Bandwan forest range in Purulia to stop tigress Zeenat, straying from Odisha, from entering human settlements, amid ongoing capture efforts.

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