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Virat

Asked: November 10, 2025In: Class 10 Social Science

In the past eight years, India’s elephant population has declined by nearly 25% due to man-made threats such as electrocution, train collisions, poaching and significant habitat fragmentation. Electrocution alone accounted for 70% of unnatural deaths. Which of the following is the most significant indirect consequence of these threats on the elephant population?

India’s elephant population has declined due to electrocution, poaching, train collisions and habitat loss. These threats force elephants into human areas searching for food, resulting in increased human-elephant conflicts in protected regions and nearby villages. The correct option is (A).