Overview

• On October 5, Mohan Yadav toured Kaziranga’s Bagori range, fed Forest Department elephants, and released a python into its habitat.
• He said he will take up a potential inter-state animal exchange with Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to strengthen conservation.
• Yadav cited possible swaps that could involve gaur and gharial from Madhya Pradesh and rhinos or wild buffalo from Assam.
• He praised Assam’s wildlife preservation model and noted Madhya Pradesh’s elephant population has grown to more than 70 over two years.
• Kaziranga announced a newborn female elephant named Mayabini, with Assam’s forest minister describing the name as a tribute to Zubeen Garg.