however, in the last three generations, their numbers have declined by at least 50 per cent, as they continue to vanish at an unprecedented rate. Today there are approximately 40,000-50,000 Asian elephants, with at least 30,000 of them thriving in the Indian jungles as of 2012, making it imperative for the government of India to protect this global treasure. The Nilgiri biosphere reserve, a 5,000-square-kilometre paradise stretching across three states in southern India, boasts more than half of the Indian elephant population at 16,265, with the northern Indian state of Assam housing 5,620 elephants as of 2012. These states are particularly vulnerable to human-elephant conflicts.

Tony Azios A still shot from the Gods in Shackles documentary.Jeanerette on the opposite bank.  These are located at LA 3182 and LA 671.  Just before reaching the junction with LA 3182, the highway passes under a canopy of moss-laden live oak trees in front of the historic Bayside plantation home.

Jeanerette to Centerville
After crossing into St. Mary Parish, LA 87 continues eastward alongside Bayou Teche, with bridges opposite Sorrel (local), Adeline (LA 670), and Charenton (LA 324).  At Charenton, LA 87 follows the first of several sharp bends in Bayou Teche as it passes the Chitimacha Indian Reservation and crosses a navigation channel that connects the bayou to several waterways within the Atchafalaya Basin.  Opposite a second bend is the town of Baldwin, which has no bridge connection within the corporate limits.  In an area known as Oaklawn, the