Elephant, Forest, Human-elephant Conflicts and Fodder Plants: An Ecological View

Bhagwati Prashad Sharma; N. Anil Kumar; Niraj Kumar; Sanjeet Kumar

doi:10.36808/if/2025/v151i10/170406

Elephant, Forest, Human-elephant Conflicts and Fodder Plants: An Ecological View

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Bhagwati Prashad Sharma Department of Botany, Sidharth government College Nadaun, Himachal Pradesh
N. Anil Kumar SYTR Government Degree College, Madakasira, Sri Sathya Sai, Andhra Pradesh
Niraj Kumar Department of Zoology, Laxmi Narain Dubey College, Motihari-845401, East Champaran, Bihar
Sanjeet Kumar Ambika Prasad Research Foundation, Odisha

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