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Microchips to identify elephants in Jim Corbett
by Vipul Goel
Dehra
Dun: Elephants in Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand
have been installed with microchips, which will act as
their identification proof. Installed with the help of
a syringe, these chips will help the authorities identify
the elephants from among the wild ones. The chips would
provide a unique identification number to the elephants,
which would enable the wildlife authorities at the park
to keep a track on these elephants through the means of
a digital reader. The chips would also ensure that the
owner of the elephants, which are used to ferry visitors
around the park, do not exchange their old and ailing
jumbos with another elephant. "The microchip gives a unique
identification number to the elephant. The chances of
that animal mixing with others and even the owners exchanging
their animals with other elephants are reduced," said
DS Rawat, Warden, Jim Corbett National Park. The authorities
at the park would only allow the elephants installed with
microchips to take the visitors for a trip around the
park. So far around 17 elephants have been installed with
these microchips and many more are in queue to get their
digital identification.
-Jan
21, 2009
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