Wildlife Enumeration

Major Mammals

The estimated figures of population of major mammals as per the exercises conducted in the past are as follows:

 

Sl. No.

Species

No. of animals (1993)

No. of animals (1997)

No. of animals

(2002)

No. of animals

(2011)

1

Elephant

4286

5737

6965

7490

2

Gaur

4840

4151

14787

17860

3

Malabar Giant Squirrel

1384

63474

88919

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4

Nilgiri Langur

2987

24809

51517

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5

Sambar Deer

10665

13661

30414

32148

6

Spotted Deer

6259

14881

38391

11398

7

Wild Boar

40963

40425

60940

48034

8

Nilgiri Tahr

1075

1008

902

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9

Tiger

76

73

71 ± 7

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Elephant

Figures of population estimation of elephants in the forest areas of Kerala are shown in the table below:

 

Year Nature of estimation Estimated no.of elephants
1993 Wildlife census 4286
1997 Wildlife census 5737
2002 Wildlife census 6965
2005 Elephant census 5135 (dung count)3564 (sample block count)
2007 Elephant census 6068 (dung count)
2010 Elephant census 6026 (dung count)3520 (sample block count)
2011 Wildlife census 7384 (dung count)1958 (sample block count)
2012 Elephant Census 6026 (Dung Count)
 


Tiger

Tiger Census

 

Year

1997

2002

2006

2010

2014

2018

Number

73

71

46 (39-53)

71 (67-75)

136 (119-150)

190 (166-215)

 

Status of Tigers in India - 2018, Summary Report - MoEF & CC

Nilgiri Tahr

Estimated Population of Nilgiri tahr (2008 to 2016)

Year

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Population

743

747

776

831

789

873

894

900

1420

 

 


 

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