Personnel from the state Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services planted microchips on elephants in Merapani under Wokha district on October 23. According to updates on the department’s official Twitter handle, the exercise was part of ‘elephant management measures.’ The microchips are used to identify the elephants by assigning a unique identification number to each of them. Information about the elephants that have been implanted is stored in a database and can be accessed by entering the unique identification number. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/@AHVS10)
