Lok Sabha Question No. 3197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Deaths of Animals due to Heat Wave
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3197

TO BE ANSWERED ON  12.07.2019

## Deaths of Animals due to Heat Wave

## 3197.  SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

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

- a)  whether large number of animals and birds kept in zoos in many parts of the country died due to heat wave during the summer;
2. (b)  if so, the total number of animals and birds died during the last three years; zoo-wise;
3. (c)  whether the Government has taken/proposes to take any preventive measures to stop such deaths in the future; and
4. (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

- (a)and(b) As informed by the Central Zoo Authority, 31 animals have died in recognized zoos due to heat wave in summer during the last three years. Zoo-wise details of death of animals and birds are given in the Annexure .
- (c)&(d) The preventive measures taken by the Government to stop such death includes:
1. As per provision of the Schedule 5(4) of Rule 10 under the Recognition of Zoo Rules, 2009, all the zoos have been advised to provide feeding cells / kraals to serve as indoor enclosures for the animals during extreme weather conditions.
2. Disaster / Contingency Management Plan is prepared for each zoo as part of  its  Master  Plan.  It  includes  specific  measures  to  be  adopted  during extreme weather conditions.
3. The  Central  Zoo  Authority  in  association  with  the  Indian  Veterinary Research Institute, developed Protocol on Zoo Animal Health Management. It includes seasonal measures to be adopted by zoos.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO.3197 REGARDING  'DEATHS OF ANIMALS DUE TO HEAT WAVE' BY SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI DUE FOR REPLY ON 12.7.2019.

Death of animals due to heat wave during the summer, as reported by Zoos during last three years:

|   Sl. | Name of State   | Name of Zoos                          | Year      | Reported reason of death                |   Number |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------------------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------|----------|
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh  | G.V.K. Industries Deer Park           | 2017-2018 | Sun stroke                              |        2 |
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh  | Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park      | 2016-2017 | Heat Stroke                             |       10 |
|     1 | Andhra Pradesh  |                                       | 2017-2018 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     2 | Bihar           | Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park         | 2018-2019 | Heat Stress                             |        3 |
|     3 | Chhattisgarh    | Kanan Pandari Zoo                     | 2017-2018 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     3 | Chhattisgarh    | Nandanvan Jungle Safari (Naya Raipur) | 2016-2017 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     3 | Chhattisgarh    | Indroda Nature Park                   | 2017-2018 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     3 | Chhattisgarh    | Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden         | 2016-2017 | Heat Stress                             |        1 |
|     4 | Gujarat         |                                       | 2017-2018 | Old age with Heat Stress                |        1 |
|     4 | Gujarat         | SayajiBaug Zoo                        | 2016-2017 | Heat stroke due to excess heat (44.6 C) |        1 |
|     5 | Jharkhand       | Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park      | 2016-2017 | Heat stroke                             |        1 |
|     5 | Jharkhand       |                                       | 2017-2018 | Heat Stroke                             |        2 |
|     5 | Jharkhand       |                                       | 2018-2019 | Heat Stroke                             |        2 |
|     6 | Kerala          | Thiruvananthapuram Zoo                | 2016-2017 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     7 | Madhya Pradesh  | Gandhi Zoological Park                | 2016-2017 | Cardiac arrest caused by Heat Stroke    |        1 |
|     7 | Madhya Pradesh  | Van Vihar National Park Zoo           | 2016-2017 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     8 | Maharashtra     | Maharajabag Zoo                       | 2017-2018 | Heat Stroke                             |        1 |
|     8 | Grand Total     |                                       |           |                                         |       31 |