Wednesday 27 February 2013

Leopard killed and eaten by poachers in Rajasthan

Police were arrested two poachers for skinning a leopard and later eaten its mass in Udaipur district of Rajasthan on 25 February 2013.
http://www.pressnote.in/udaipur-news_195423.html#.US2ocaJTCIB

Lion and Rhinoceros mortality in India


ANNEXURE-Ic

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b) & (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 REGARDING ‘DEATH OF ANIMALS DUE TO UNNATURAL CAUSES’ BY SHRI N. BALAGANGA DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.2.2013.

Details of lion mortality for the last two years as reported by the State (Gujarat)

Year
Natural death
Accidental
Electrocution
Poaching
Falling in well
Self defence
Total
2010-11
37
0
1
0
4
0
42
2011-12
41
0
2
0
3
0
46

ANNEXURE-Id

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b) & (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 REGARDING ‘DEATH OF ANIMALS DUE TO UNNATURAL CAUSES’ BY SHRI N. BALAGANGA DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.2.2013.

Details of rhino mortality for the last two years as reported by States

Sl. No.
State
2011
2012
(as on 22.11.2012)




Natural & other causes
Poaching
Natural & other causes
Poaching
1.
Assam
69
7
96
13
2.
West Bengal
7
0
1
0
3.
Uttar Pradesh
3
0
Nil
Nil


Elephant poaching in India


ANNEXURE-Ib

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a),(b) & (c) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 169 REGARDING ‘DEATH OF ANIMALS DUE TO UNNATURAL CAUSES’ BY SHRI N. BALAGANGA DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.2.2013.

Details of elephant mortality for the last two years as reported by States

Elephant casualties in train accidents

S. No.
State
2010-11
2011-12
Assam
2
0
West Bengal
13
2
Tamil Nadu
0
0
Jharkhand
1
1
Kerala
0
0
Odisha
0
1
Tripura
1
0

TOTAL
17
4

Elephant death due to poaching

S. No.
State
2010-11
2011-12
1.
Andhra Pradesh
0
0
2.
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
3.
Assam
2
0
4.
West Bengal
0
0
5.
Uttarakhand
0
0
6.
Uttar Pradesh
0
0
7.
Tamil Nadu
0
1
8.
Jharkhand
0
1
9.
Kerala
0
0
10.
Odisha
17
8
11.
Karnataka
7
3
12.
Nagaland
0
0
13.
Meghalaya
0
0

TOTAL
26
13


Government statistics of tiger mortality in India 2010, 2011 & 2012


Annexure-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 171 ON MODERNIZATION OF TIGER PROTECTION MECHANISM IN THE COUNTRY DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.02.2013.

Details of tiger mortality, as reported by States, during last three years


Sl. No.
State
2010
2011
2012
(as on 31.12.2012)


Poaching including seizure
Natural & other causes
Poaching including seizure
Natural & other causes
Poaching/Under Scrutiny including seizure
Natural & other causes
1
Andhra Pradesh
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Arunachal Pradesh
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
Assam
2
6
3
3
3
3
4
Bihar
1
0
0
1
0
1
5
Chhattisgarh
2
0
2
0
1
0
6
Jharkhand
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
Karnataka
5
2
3
3
10
4
8
Kerala
2
1
1
3
4
1
9
Madhya Pradesh
3
5
0
5
10
5
10
Maharashtra
5
3
4
2
9
4
11
Mizoram
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
Odisha
0
0
0
1
1
0
13
Rajasthan
3
1
0
1
1
0
14
Tamil Nadu
2
2
0
3
6
2
15
Uttarakhand
1
4
2
0
6
6
16
Uttar Pradesh
1
1
1
15
5
1
17
West Bengal
1
0
0
0
1
2
 18
Haryana
0
0
0
3
1
0
19
Delhi
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
Goa
0
0
0
0
0
0

TOTAL
28
25
16
40
59
29


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