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Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre attributed the summation successful the human-animal struggle successful caller years to the summation successful carnal population.
Answering a question by D. Thimmaiah successful the Legislative Council connected Tuesday, Mr. Khandre said aft the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, came into effect, the hunting of animals was stopped. Gradually the fig of animals increased.
Karnataka stands archetypal successful the state considering the elephant colonisation (6395) and 2nd successful presumption of tiger population. As per the tiger census conducted successful 2022, the tiger colonisation was 563 successful the State.
Numbers higher
“But, erstwhile analysed again aft the caller incidents of human-tiger conflicts, we understood that the fig has gone up to 600 successful the State. In the twelvemonth 1972, the fig of tigers successful Bandipur was lone 12. During our past census the fig was 150 and present it has gone to 200,” helium stated.
The Bandipur National Park is dispersed implicit 1,000 sq. km. “I had asked the officers to survey the carrying capableness of the park. According to an estimation, a tiger needs an country of 11 to 12 sq. km. Going by the onshore available, the parkland could accommodate astir 100-110 tigers. But the existent colonisation is astir 200, initiating territorial fights among them. We person besides studied the colonisation of mammals similar cervid that tigers necessitate to survive. There is nary shortage of specified animals,” helium said.
The Minister said each twelvemonth connected an mean 40-50 quality deaths are reported successful human-animal conflicts.
