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Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Conservation Of Peacock In The Country
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO .160
ANSWERED ON 02.08.2011
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTSbe pleased to state :- (a) the details of the peacocks killed during the last three years across the country;
(b) whether it is a fact that about 300 peacocks have been killed in Bundi district alone in Rajasthan in the past one year;
(c) whether districts like Bundi, Bharatpur, Nagaur and Ajmer are infamous for the poaching of the national bird; and
(d) if so, the steps and measures taken by Government to stop poaching of peacock and protect them?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The details of peacocks killed across the country are not collated in the Ministry.
(b) In Bundi district, 32 peacocks have been reported killed in the past one year i.e. during 2010-11.
(c) No, Sir, However, as informed by the State Forest Department, Rajasthan, stray incidents of killing of peacocks reported in Bundi , Bharatpur , Nagaur and Ajmer districts during last three years are as under: - Ajmer 69 Bharatpur 10 Nagaur 7 Bundi 84
(d) The Steps taken the Government to stop poaching of peacock and to protect them are as under:-
(i) Peacock has been included under the Schedule – I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby affording this species the highest degree of legal protection.
(ii) Law enforcement authorities in the States maintain strict vigil against poaching of peacocks.
(iii) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to gather intelligence about poaching and unlawful trade in wild animals and animal articles, including peacocks, and to achieve inter-state and trans-boundary coordination in enforcement of wildlife laws.
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTSbe pleased to state :- (a) the details of the peacocks killed during the last three years across the country;
(b) whether it is a fact that about 300 peacocks have been killed in Bundi district alone in Rajasthan in the past one year;
(c) whether districts like Bundi, Bharatpur, Nagaur and Ajmer are infamous for the poaching of the national bird; and
(d) if so, the steps and measures taken by Government to stop poaching of peacock and protect them?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The details of peacocks killed across the country are not collated in the Ministry.
(b) In Bundi district, 32 peacocks have been reported killed in the past one year i.e. during 2010-11.
(c) No, Sir, However, as informed by the State Forest Department, Rajasthan, stray incidents of killing of peacocks reported in Bundi , Bharatpur , Nagaur and Ajmer districts during last three years are as under: - Ajmer 69 Bharatpur 10 Nagaur 7 Bundi 84
(d) The Steps taken the Government to stop poaching of peacock and to protect them are as under:-
(i) Peacock has been included under the Schedule – I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 thereby affording this species the highest degree of legal protection.
(ii) Law enforcement authorities in the States maintain strict vigil against poaching of peacocks.
(iii) Wildlife Crime Control Bureau has been set up to gather intelligence about poaching and unlawful trade in wild animals and animal articles, including peacocks, and to achieve inter-state and trans-boundary coordination in enforcement of wildlife laws.
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