Wildlife Enumeration


Major Mammals

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

Sl NoSpecies1993199720022011
Nos.Density (No. of animals/km2 )
1LTM960(17 Divisions)300 (9 Divisions)1320....
2Bonnet Macaque4860......12.0
3Nilgiri Langur29872480951517..5.9
4Common Langur....51517....
5Elephant4286573069657384
6Gaur4840415114787 1.9
7Sambar Deer106001366130414....
8Spotted Deer62001488238391..3.9
9Barking Deer1025......1.3
10Mouse Deer550........
11Wild Boar409004042560940..5.1
12Malabar Giant Squirrel..6347488919..6.6
13Porcupine700.........
14Small Indian Civet425........
15Common Palm Civet380........
16Sloth Bear420........
17Wild Dog358........

Elephant

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

 

YearNature of estimationEstimated no. of elephants
1993Wildlife census4286
1997Wildlife census5737
2002Wildlife census6965
2005Elephant census5135 (dung count)3564 (sample block count)
2007Elephant census6068 (dung count)
2010Elephant census6026 (dung count)3520 (sample block count)
2011Wildlife census7384 (dung count)1958 (sample block count)