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Matha Reserve Forest (Right to passage: Elephant corridors of India, 2017). The
railway track between Chandil and Muri passes along the Ramnagar Protected
Forests and has undoubtedly obstructed elephant movement between Ramnagar
Protected Forest and Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary (Right to passage: Elephant corridors of India, 2017) (Figs. 4.1 and 4.2).
4.3 Hurdles to Corridor Conservation
There are few hurdles to the conservation of elephant corridors in India such as the
absence of no legal protection for the corridors under the Wildlife Protection Act or
Environment Protection Act; also there is no effective and prompt land use policies
in the lands that cover elephant corridors which eventually led to the fragmentation
of habitats. Many corridors fall under private lands and this has caused human-elephant conflict. Lack of awareness among various stakeholders has caused tremendous loss and degradation of elephant corridors, especially in the areas where
Fig. 4.1 Map showing the location of the study area
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