State asks Centre to ease rules on elephant sale

“Assam along with Bihar and Kerala have asked the Ministry of Environment and Forest to relax the prohibition on sale of elephants by amending the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. According to provisions of the Act, transfer of elephants by way of it or by other mode of consideration of commercial nature is prohibited. It is estimated that number of captive elephants in the country is between 3400-3600, Union Minister of State for Environment and Forest, S Reghupathy said.
” – The Assam Tribune Online