Destruction of life in India by wild animals / J. Fayrer.

  • Joseph Fayrer
Date:
1883
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Credit: Destruction of life in India by wild animals / J. Fayrer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 47 / NATURE [yan. 18, 1883 DESTRUCTION OF LIFE IN INDIA BY WILD ANIMALS T N a recent communication I called attention to the loss ± of human and animal life in India from snake bites ; I now proceed to describe the mortality due to wild animals, which, though much less than the former, is very considerable, and forms an important item in the mortuary returns. The statement appended shows in detail for each pro- vince the number of persons and cattle killed by wild animals, and the number of wild animals destroyed with the rewards paid for their destruction during the’ year 1881, as compared with the previous year. The figures are summarised in the following tables Number of Human Madras Bombay Bengal North-Western Pro vinces and Oudh Punjab Central Provinces British Burma ... Coorg Assam Hyderabad Assignee Districts Ajmere-Merwara Beings and Cattle Killed by Wild Animals Cattle killed. 1880. 1881. 8,667 ... 8,668 4,537 ••• 2,398 14,567 ••• 8,423 Persons killed. 1880. 1881. 223 .. • 238 136 .. . 141 ,295 •• • b367 561 .. ■ 47o 42 ... 27 289 ... 248 32 .. 34 Nil .., . Nil 234 ... 211 24 ... 18 8,140 7,986 3,7n 978 219 3,269 3,56o 216 7,97i 4,083 2,929 898 191 2,802 3,013 264 Total ... ... 2,840 ... 2,757 ••• 55,850 ... 41,640 Number of Wild Animals destroyed and Amount of Rewards Paid Destroyed. Rewards. Destroyed. Rewards. 1880. 1881. Rs. a. p- Rs. a. p. Madras 1,284 • 16,579 IO 0 . .. 1,429 ... 20,251 5 0 Bombay 1,717 .. • 4,775 I 0 ., ■ • 1,367 - 4,965 13 0 Bengal 4,783 •• . 24,841 IO 6 .. ■ • 4,213 ••• 23,316 3 0 N.-W. Provinces and Oudh... 2,924 .. • 7,295 4 0 ., 3,037 ••• 8,434 14 0 Punjab 1,389 .. • 4,7i5 0 0 . .. I,4H ... 4,856 3 0 Cent. Provinces 1,408 .. . 17,887 8 0 .. • 1,351 ••• 15,842 0 0 British Burma. 639 .. • 3,468 0 0 . .. 1,059 . 4,260 8 0 Coorg 26 .. 140 0 0 ., 15 .- 215 0 0 Assam 541 •• . 7,022 10 0 .. . 1,176 ... 7,552 2 ’O Hyderabad As- signed districts 167.. • C590 0 0 .. 216 ... 2,156 0 0 Ajmere-Merwara 8 .. 13 0 0 . 5 - Nil Total ... 14,886 .. . 88,327 11 6 .. • 15,279 ••• 91,850 0 0 The resolution of Government, dated November 8, 1882, in dealing with this subject, gives the following details, which are so far satisfactory, as they show that organised measures are now being put in force for the destruction of wild beasts, and that already there has been diminution in the loss of human and domestic
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