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This is a chapter from the book 'Trampled boundaries: Understanding elephants in the Indian Subcontinent'. This chapter gives a reliable summarized information regarding the status of wild elephants. It covers their distribution status and human-elephant conflict in the country.
About the authors: Dr Mohammad Abdulaziz and Dr Anwarul Islam are renowned zoologists from Bangladesh and both have contributed immensely to the study and research of wildlife of this country.
Summary of the information
Distribution of elephants in Bangladesh:
Elephants were once found all through out Bangladesh
Resident breeding population of elephants are found in the southeast of the country (Chittagong Hill Tracts)
There is more or less than 300 elephants
Non-resident elephants in the northeast often come from India
Elephants are critically endangered in Bangladesh
Human-Elephant Conflict:
Elephants are losing their habitat. This is increasing H-E Conflict
This conflict leads to deaths of both humans and elephants
The conflict is on the rise
Initiatives have been taken to mitigate such conflict
The Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus) - Biology, History & Conservation
