India is home to 60% of the extant Asian elephant population and also has one of the highest human populations in the world. This has meant that pressure on available elephant habitat is ever increasing and has led to a high degree of human-elephant conflict.

This event was organised by the Chester and North Wales committee and was a joint event with Chester Zoo's Act for Wildlife.

Featured image: Susie Offord-Woolley

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