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34 leopards die each year in Rajasthan, says wildlife report
News
- Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) data revealed that there is average of 34 leopard deaths every year in Rajasthan.
Important facts
- Leopard is listed under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972, along with tiger.
- The population of leopards decline due to
- Man-animal conflicts.
- Availability of prey base.
- Road/train accidents.
- Infighting between animals
- Seizure and poaching of leopard
- Electrocution or serious injury
- Rescue operations
- Reason for increasing Man-Animal conflict
- the rise in population of leopards
- depletion of natural prey base in forest areas
- To reduce Man-Animal conflict Project Leopard is launched by government
- Main feature of project leopard
- To increase prey base so that animals do not move out of forest for food and water.
- Boundary wall near forest area
