Tamil Nadu: These elephants are dying on
rail tracks - can AI save them?
21 May 24
The
southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu is using an AI-based surveillance
system to prevent elephant deaths on its railway tracks.
Elephant deaths on and near the state's railway tracks are rising, with
36 fatalities recorded from train collisions in the past decade,
according to official data.
Eleven of these fatalities occurred on two railway tracks near
Madukkarai, where the forest borders the state of Kerala. These tracks
intersect with the elephants' migratory route to neighbouring forests.
In 2021, the state's high court ordered the forest department and
railways to prevent elephant deaths on these tracks..
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