Namibia: App to reduce deaths by elephants launched in India – International

The state of Assam in India has launched a mobile phone app aimed at reducing deaths caused by wild elephants.

The Haati app will warn people of approaching herds of elephants to allow them to get out of the way.

Assam has one of the biggest elephant populations in India and a high number of elephant and human deaths caused by their interactions.

Conservationists say elephants are becoming more aggressive in Assam, because their habitats are shrinking, and even their traditional…