Estimated population of wild elephants in the country is in the
range of 27669 – 27719 (Mid value 27694). An all India enumeration was undertaken during the financial year
2007-08. State-wise details are given at
the annexure. The population estimation for December 2010 has not been
undertaken.
Financial and technical assistance is provided by the Ministry to
the State Governments under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes “Project Elephant”
and “Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats” for better protection and
management of elephant populations and their habitats, and mitigation of
man-elephant conflicts. The Central Government has also set up Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau to improve coordination and intelligence sharing among different
agencies and State Governments against organized wildlife crime.
ESTIMATED POPULATION OF WILD ELEPHANTS 2007-08
|
STATE
|
ELEPHANT POPULATION
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1690
|
|
Assam
|
5281
|
|
Meghalaya
|
1811
|
|
Nagaland
|
152
|
|
Mizoram
|
12
|
|
Manipur
|
Nil
|
|
Tripura
|
59
|
|
West Bengal (North)
|
300-350
|
|
West Bengal (South)
|
25
|
|
Jharkhand
|
624
|
|
Orissa
|
1862
|
|
Chattisgarh
|
122
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
1346
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
380
|
|
Tamilnadu
|
3867
|
|
Karnataka
|
4035
|
|
Kerala
|
6068
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
28
|
|
Maharashtra
|
7
|
|
Islands
Andaman & Nicobar
|
NA
|
|
Grand
Total
|
27669-27719
|
|
|
27694 (Mid Value)
|
This information was given by the Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (I/C) Shri Jairam Ramesh
in a written reply to a question by Shrimati Vasanthi
Stanley in Rajya Sabha today.
KP