AR-News: (Calcutta) Chips to track elephant trail

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KUHELI CHAKRAVORTY
 
Tag before being tugged away: A tusker in north Bengal 
Siliguri, Jan. 25: The Union ministry of environment and forests will use 
technology to tackle trafficking in elephants.
The Bengal and Assam forest departments, which have a healthy pachyderm 
population, have turned happy hunting grounds for animal traders who forge 
documents of ownership at forest check posts to sneak the elephants into other states 
where they are then sold.
Without means to identify fake documents, which resemble authentic ones to 
the last detail, and keen on crushing the illegal trade, forest officials said, 
the department will implant the animals with subcutaneous microchips to 
establish a permanent identity for each individual.
“All 69 domesticated forest elephants will be tagged within two months,” 
they said.




full story:

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040128/asp/bengal/story_2832756.asp



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but because of those who look on and do nothing.",
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