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The Bengal tiger and the Indian elephant are endangered species which are protected by Project Tiger and Project Elephant programmes run by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. [1] [2] [3] Indian Leopards are vulnerable and protected species. [4] The tiger numbers are of animals aged above 1.5 years. [5] [6]
A census on wild Asiatic buffaloes in March 2001 revealed the presence of 1,666 buffaloes — the largest population of the species reported in this millennium, [4] up from 677 in the 1984 census. Assam is India's most populous state with respect to Asiatic elephants (an estimated 5,500 out of a total of 10,000 wild Asiatic elephants in India ...
Project Elephant was launched in 1992 by the Government of India to protect elephant habitats and population. The Indian elephant is a cultural symbol throughout its range and appears in various religious traditions and mythologies. The elephants are treated positively and is revered as a form of Lord Ganesha in Hinduism. It has been designated ...
During a waterhole census carried out in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary on 21 and 22 May 2022 at 43 waterholes, 66 Asian elephants were spotted; the number wild bears has gone up to 19 this year from last year's 13, wild boars to 162 from 152, porcupines to 79 from 63, langurs to 40 from 38, monkeys to 552 from 496, reed squirrels to 45 from 39 ...
List of Indian states by elephant population. Add languages. Add links. ... List of Indian states by wildlife population; ... This page was last edited on 20 February ...
The reserve is located over parts of Paschim Medinipur district, Jhargram district and Bankura district of West Bengal, India. The area of this elephant reserve is 414.06 km 2 (159.87 sq mi). and adjoining 1,436 km 2 (554 sq mi). area is also declared as 'Zone of Influence'. The elephant population in MER increased from 47 in 1987 to 118 in ...
In 2022, the reserve won the TX2 award by World Wide Fund in collaboration with wildlife conservation agencies for its growth in tiger population. [5] As per the 2011 census, the Sathyamangalam forests was home to over 850 Indian elephants and is part of a protected area, which consists of the largest Asian elephant population in the world. [21 ...
Elephant reserves of India (13 P) Pages in category "Elephants in India" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... This page was last edited ...