Lok Sabha Question No. 1178 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-09
Subject: Death of Wildlife
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1178

TO BE ANSWERED ON  09.02.2018

## Death of Wildlife

## 1178.  PROF. SAUGATA ROY:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed that the death of wildlife in road accidents has increased alarmingly in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  lose  of  wildlife  on  roads  and  railway  tracks  during  the  last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  intends  to  set  up  any  App  to  collect  data  of  lose  of wildlife on roads and railway tracks;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the names of NGO working in this field; and
- (e) the steps taken for co-ordial relation between the wildlife and the habitants of the areas?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) and (b) Cases of occurrence of death of wildlife on roads have come to the notice of  this  Ministry.  Protection  of  wildlife  is  the  mandate  of  the  concerned State/UT Governments. Information available with the Ministry regarding tiger  and  elephant  death  due  to  road  and  railways  during  the  last  three years is given in the Annexure.
- (c)and (d) Currently there is no proposal to set up any App to collect data of loss of wildlife on the road and railway tracks. However, the Wildlife Conservation  Trust  and  Wildlife  Trust  of  India  (NGOs)  have  recently developed  Android  based  mobile  applications  for  use  by  citizens  to record and monitor wildlife mortality.
- (e) The steps taken by for cordial relation between the wildlife and habitants of the areas includes:
- i. Payment of compensation for loss of life/property/crop damage and cattle lifting due to predation/depredation by wild animals.
- ii. Capturing and relocation of   problematic wild animals by the State Forest Departments.
- iii. Voluntary relocation of families from the protected Areas.
- iv. Supporting alternate livelihood practices. v. Installation of various animal barriers like  solar chain link and barbed wire  fencing, trenches, walls, live hedges etc.
- vi. Engaging people for monitoring and driving away of problematic animals.
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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS(a) and  (b) OF THE LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1178  REGARDING  'DEATH  OF WILDLIFE'  RAISED  BY  PROF.  SAUGATA  ROY  DUE  FOR  REPLY  OF 09.02.2018

Details of  tiger fatalities reported due to road and rail traffic accidents during last three  years :

| Year   |   Road |   Rail |   Total |
|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| 2015   |      1 |      2 |       3 |
| 2016   |      2 |      2 |       4 |
| 2017   |      1 |      2 |       3 |
| Total  |      4 |      6 |      10 |

Details of  elephant casualties in train accidents during last three years

| S.No.   | State         |   2014-15 |   2015-16 | 2016-17   |
|---------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1       | Assam         |         3 |         3 | 10        |
| 2       | West Bengal   |         3 |         5 | 3         |
| 3       | Tamil Nadu    |         0 |         0 | 2         |
| 4       | Jharkhand     |         0 |         0 | 2         |
| 5       | Kerala        |         0 |         0 | 2         |
| 6       | Odisha        |         0 |         1 | 0         |
| 7       | Tripura       |         0 |         0 | NR        |
| 8       | Uttarakhand   |         0 |         0 | 2         |
| 9       | Uttar Pradesh |         0 |         0 | 0         |
|         | Total         |         6 |         9 | 21        |