Bangladesh's historic initiative to protect wild elephants

There is very welcome news of a major step forward to protect Bangladesh’s wild elephants. Animal rights groups have welcomed the High Court’s suspension of a court order banning the adoption of elephants. has been done which is an important measure to protect them from exploitation.

The issue was highlighted last year as elephants in Bangladesh are used for begging on the streets, often painted in bright colors and kidnapped by kidnappers and forced to perform tricks. is done

There are only about 200 elephants left in Bangladesh, half of which are in captivity. The number of Asian elephants in Bangladesh has declined significantly, as a result of poaching and habitat loss.

In the previous scheme, there was a possibility of taking young elephants in captivity, but the court imposed a ban on such exploitation considering the severity of such exploitation. Now there is hope from animal rights groups that the recovery of captive elephants may be possible.

Raqibul Haque Amil, head of People for Animal Welfare Foundation, called this move a “historic order” and an important step has been taken towards the end of animal cruelty. have launched a lawsuit with the .