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Elephant Reserves

The Indian elephant Elephas maximus occurs in the central and southern Western Ghats, North-east India, eastern India and northern India and in some parts of southern peninsular India. It is included in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and in Appendix I of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES). It occurs in 16 of the 28 states in the country and is showing an increasing trend across its distributional range. Its population in 2007 was estimated to be in the range from 27,657 to 27,682, whereas in 2012 the population was estimated to be between 27,785 and 31,368. The state-wise population estimates
PROJECT ELEPHANT was launched by the Government of India in the year 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with following objectives:

1. To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors
2. To address issues of man-animal conflict
3. Welfare of captive elephants

The Project is being mainly implemented in 16 States / UTs , viz. Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.




The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides the financial and technical support to major elephant range states in the country through Project Elephant.

List of Landscape and Elephant Reserves in India with 2005 Census Population




Sl.
No.

Elephant Range

Elephant Reserve

Date of Notification

State

Total Area (Sq. Km)

P.A. in ER (Sq. Km)

Population in 2005

1

East-Central Landscape

1. Mayurjharna ER

24.10.02

West Bengal

414




96




(South-West Bengal-

2. Singhbhum ER

26.9.01

Jharkhand

4530

193

371




Jharkhand - Orissa)

3. Mayurbhanj ER

29.9.01

Orissa

3214

1309

465




4. Mahanadi ER *

20.7.02

Orissa

1038

964

464




5. Sambalpur ER *

27.3.02

Orissa

427

427

284




6. Baitami ER #




Orissa

1755




108




7. South Orissa ER #




Orissa

4216

750

138




8. Lemru ER #




Chhattishgarh

450




-




9. Badalkhol - Tamorpingla ER




Chhattishgarh

1048.3

1154.93

-




Total




17092.3

4797.93

1926

2

Kameng-Sonitpur Landscape

10. Kameng ER

19.6.02

Arunachal

1892

748




(Arunachal - Assam)

11. Sonitpur ER *

6.3.03

Assam

1420

420

612




Total




3312

1168

612

3

Eastern-South Bank Landscape

12. Dihing-Patkai ER

17.4.03

Assam

937

345

295




(Assam - Arunachal)

13. South Arunachal ER

29.2.08

Arunachal

1957.5

378.13

129




Total




2894.5

723.13

424

4

Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong-Intanki Landscape

14. Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong ER

17.4.03

Assam

3270

1073

1940




(Assam - Nagaland)

15. Dhansiri-Lungding ER

19.4.03

Assam

2740




275




16. Intanki ER

28.2.05

Nagaland

202

202

30




Total




6212

1275

2245

5

North Bengal- Greater Manas Landscape

17. Chirang-Ripu ER

7.3.03

Assam

2600

526

658




(Assam - West Bengal)

18. Eastern Dooars ER

28.8.02

West Bengal

978

484

300-350




Total




3578

1010

1008

6

Meghalaya Landscape

19. Garo Hills ER

31.10.01

Meghalaya

3500

402

1047




(Meghalaya)

20. Khasi-hills ER #




Meghalaya

1331




383




Total




4831

402

1430

7

Brahmagiri-Nilgiri-Eastern Ghat Landscape

21. Mysore ER

25.11.02

Karnataka

6724

3103

4452




(Karnataka - Kerala-

22. Wayanad ER

2.4.02

Kerala

1200

394

636




Tamilnadu- Andhra)

23. Nilgiri ER

19.9.03

Tamil Nadu

4663

716

2862




24. Rayala ER

9.12.03

Andhra

766

525

12




25. Nilambur ER

2.4.02

Kerala

1419

90

281




26. Coimbatore ER

19.9.03

Tamil Nadu

566

482

329




Total




15338

5310

8572

8

Anamalai-Nelliampathy- High Range Landscape

27. Anamalai ER

19.9.03

Tamil Nadu

1457

300

179




(Tamilnadu - Kerala)

28. Anamudi ER

2.4.02

Kerala

3728

780

1726




Total




5185

1080

1905

9

Periyar-Agasthyamalai Landscape

29. Periyar ER

2.4.02

Kerala

3742

1058

1100




(Kerala - Tamilnadu)

30. Srivilliputhur ER

19.9.03

Tamil Nadu

1249

568

638




Total




4991

1626

1738

10

North-Western Landscape

31. Shivalik ER

28.10.02

Uttarakhand

5405

1340

1510




(Uttarakhand - Uttar Pradesh)

32. Uttar Pradesh ER

9.9.09

U.P.

744




NA




Total




6149

1340

1510




TOTAL




69,582.80

18,732.06

21,370




# Approved by Govt. of India, but not yet notified by the State Government




* Proposal for extension approved by GOI, but not yet notified by the state

(Source: Elephant Task Force Report of MoEF, August 2010)
Estimation pegs India’s Asian elephant population at 27,312.
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