Wild buffaloes in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger reserve
Rajya Sabha
| There are no wild buffaloes in
Sitanadi Wildlife Sanctuary. As per information received
from the Government of Chhattisgarh, presently there
are seven wild buffaloes (five adult male, one sub adult male and one adult female)
in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary. The estimated population
of wildlife in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary since 2001,
including wild buffaloes, is at Annexure. |
As informed by the State Government,
only one female wild buffalo with her sub adult calf and one adult male are presently
kept inside the enclosure for breeding purpose. The breeding programme
of wild buffalo in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary has been taken up under the wild
buffalo recovery plan as recommended by the Wild Buffalo Task Force constituted
by the State Government in compliance of the direction given by the Central Empowered
Committee (CEC) of Hon’ble Supreme Court. |
| Estimated population of wildlife
including wild buffaloes in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary
|
| S.No. | Species | Number
(over the years) |
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 1. | Tiger | 26 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| 2. | Panther | 109 | 36 | 24 | 26 | 23 |
| 3. | Cheetal | 5352 | 509 | 370 | 385 | 716 |
| 4. | Sambhar | 541 | 262 | 185 | 205 | 256 |
| 5. | Barking Deer | 590 | 256 | 128 | 142 | 450 |
| 6. | Neelgai | 301 | 160 | 150 | 145 | 126 |
| 7. | Gour | 564 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 40 |
| 8. | Wild Buffalo** | 72 | 72 | 77 | 67 | 61 |
| 9. | Wild Boar | 170 | 497 | - | - | 998 |
| 10. | Wild Dog | 25 | - | 20 | 30 | 36 |
|
**As per the information received
from the State Government, at present, there are 7 wild buffaloes in the Sanctuary.
Minister of State for the Ministry
of Environment and Forests (Independent charge) Shri
Jairam Ramesh replied in a written
question by Shri Rama Chandra
Khuntia in Rajya Sabha today.
KP/DB
(Release ID :50607)