Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava says, the increase in the population of the gentle giants from 3,063 in 2024 to 3,170 in 2025 amounts to significant growth

Increase in Tamil Nadu’s elephant population heartening: Madras High Court Chief Justice
Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava says, the increase in the population of the gentle giants from 3,063 in 2024 to 3,170 in 2025 amounts to significant growth
Updated – October 29, 2025 03:51 pm IST – CHENNAI

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A herd of elephants at a tea estate at Valparai in Coimbatore district
A herd of elephants at a tea estate at Valparai in Coimbatore district | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Madras High Court Chief Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava on Wednesday (October 29, 2025) expressed happiness over the growing population of wild elephants in Tamil Nadu, which has increased from 3,063 in 2024 to 3,170 in 2025. He said, the increase by 107 elephants in a year amounts to significant growth.

Presiding over the first Division Bench, along with Justice G. Arul Murugan, the Chief Justice broached the subject during the hearing of a case filed against the proposal to transport an elephant calf from a sanctuary in Uttarakhand to the Nellaiappar temple in Tirunelveli district.