I really wish that there was a way to ban keeping elephants in captivity. Dr. Raman Sukumar speaks the truth, however. Elephants are eating crops and encroaching on private property.
How do we live side by side with wildlife in a peaceful, and humane manner?
BANGALORE: Raman Sukumar, scientist at the Indian Institute of Science and an expert on elephants across the world, speaks on the condition of elephants in captivity. He was chief of the task force on elephants.
Do you think 'domestication' or captivity of elephants should be banned?
It's unrealistic to ban elephants in captivity, especially in a country like India. We have 3,500 elephants in captivity. What will you do with them? In some places, wild elephant populations have increased and they are coming into severe conflict with people. There's no option other than to capture such elephants in some situations, as in the ongoing operation in Tamil Nadu.
Do you agree a lot of violence is involved in the capture and training of elephants?
There is some force used in the capture and training of elephants. Violence is too subjective a term. This, of course, depends on the different systems of capture and training. In some systems, there's excessive and unnecessary force and even cruelty in training.
~N D Shiva Kumar
The Times of India
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