Odisha misplaced 6 Royal Bengal Tigers, 49 leopards in 10 years
By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has misplaced at the very least six Royal Bengal Tigers (RBTs) and 49 leopards within the final decade, knowledgeable forest and surroundings minister Pradip Kumar Amat to the Assembly on Tuesday.
He mentioned of those deaths, at the very least 29 are as a result of poaching.
Answering the query of member Taraprasad Bahinipati in writing, the minister mentioned at the very least six RBTs have died within the state within the final 10 years, between 2012-13 and 2021-22, of which 3 had been as a result of poaching.
Similarly, he mentioned, 49 leopards have additionally misplaced their lives within the state through the interval, of which 26 had been as a result of poaching. Wildlife consultants, nevertheless, mentioned that the quantity could possibly be much more because the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police alone has seized round 30 leopard skins and a tiger pores and skin within the final three years.
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The minister mentioned as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) report launched in 2018, Odisha has 28 RBTs and 760 leopards.
In one other reply, Amat instructed the meeting that the mixed inhabitants of tigers and leopards within the Similipal tiger reserve and Satkosia tiger reserve within the State is 133 and 48 respectively.
The minister mentioned measures are being taken by the state authorities to extend the large cat inhabitants in Odisha. The authorities, aside from implementing two tiger tasks, has additionally fashioned anti-poaching camps and deployed particular squads and foot patrolling squads. Measures are additionally being taken to develop meadows to extend the prey base of the large cats, the minister mentioned.
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha has misplaced at the very least six Royal Bengal Tigers (RBTs) and 49 leopards within the final decade, knowledgeable forest and surroundings minister Pradip Kumar Amat to the Assembly on Tuesday.
He mentioned of those deaths, at the very least 29 are as a result of poaching.
Answering the query of member Taraprasad Bahinipati in writing, the minister mentioned at the very least six RBTs have died within the state within the final 10 years, between 2012-13 and 2021-22, of which 3 had been as a result of poaching.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Similarly, he mentioned, 49 leopards have additionally misplaced their lives within the state through the interval, of which 26 had been as a result of poaching. Wildlife consultants, nevertheless, mentioned that the quantity could possibly be much more because the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police alone has seized round 30 leopard skins and a tiger pores and skin within the final three years.
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The minister mentioned as per the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) report launched in 2018, Odisha has 28 RBTs and 760 leopards.
In one other reply, Amat instructed the meeting that the mixed inhabitants of tigers and leopards within the Similipal tiger reserve and Satkosia tiger reserve within the State is 133 and 48 respectively.
The minister mentioned measures are being taken by the state authorities to extend the large cat inhabitants in Odisha. The authorities, aside from implementing two tiger tasks, has additionally fashioned anti-poaching camps and deployed particular squads and foot patrolling squads. Measures are additionally being taken to develop meadows to extend the prey base of the large cats, the minister mentioned.
