All India elephant population estimation was carried out by union ministry of environment. According to the 2017 census, which state has the highest elephant population?

The Correct Answer is Karnataka The all India elephant population estimation was carried out by Union Ministry of Environment in August 2017. India started project elephant in 1992 to protect the Asian elephant, its habitat and address the man elephant conflict and to do welfare for elephants. According to the census, K arnataka (6049) has the highest population of elephants followed by Assam (5719) and Kerala (3054) respectively. The population has decreases by 3000 compared to last census in 2012 as a result IUCN status of Asian elephants is listed as “Endangered”.