Assam’s forgotten elephant knowledge offers new insights into human-elephant conflict: Study

Doomdooma: Assam continues to face human-elephant conflict. A new study examining India’s centuries-old knowledge of elephants suggests that understanding elephant behaviour could complement modern ways of managing such conflicts. Historical research says the manuscript was based largely on observations of elephants in Assam’s forests. The commentary, “Gaja-sastra: India’s Forgotten Elephant…