RAIPUR: On a very challenging wild elephant trail in Central India, TOI’s Vijay Pinjarkar gives a first-hand account of how the pachyderms are wandering in search of secure spaces for survival.
Elephants have been part of our culture since time immemorial but, now, these goliaths are facing the worst-ever crisis for their continued existence. On a five-day trail of the largest living land mammals through the Red Corridor from Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district to Dhamtari, Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR), Mahasamund, and Barnawapara Wildlife sanctuary in Chhattisgarh was an ultimate experience on how elephant habitats are shrinking with the animals being challenged in their own den.
