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Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated an international workshop on human-elephant coexistence, underlining the urgency of addressing the rising conflict between people and elephants amid rapid urbanisation and habitat pressure.
The two-day event, attended by over 150 conservationists, policy makers, scientists, and researchers, brought together experts from elephant-range countries across Asia, India's elephant-rich states, international organisations, and senior forest department officials.
The discussions focused on long-term strategies for peaceful coexistence between humans and elephants while sha...