According to a report published by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on August 12, _______ has the highest number of elephants in India.

According to the report, released by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on August 12, Karnataka has the highest number of elephants (6,049), followed by Assam (5,719) and Kerala (3,054). The report also states that there are 27, 312 elephants in India. This is the first-ever synchronised all-India Elephant Population Estimation. The Asian Nature Conservation Foundation (ANCF) at the Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru), several NGOs and independent conservationists aided the Project Elephant Directorate and forest departments of 23 states in this exercise.