Swamp Deer Census Increases in Kaziranga National Park

The census of the imperiled swamp deer has gone up in Kaziranga National Park (Guwahati).This was analyzed after working on census of the eastern swamp deer in Kaziranga National Park on Tuesday for the first time since 2018 after three distressing floods. Now the new figure is 1,148, a senior Forest Department official has said..

Earlier the census was done in the year 2018. Now it is mentioned publicly on Wednesday. 

“As per the last revelation, 907 deer were there in kaziranga. After the unwavering, the census checked if the eastern swamp had fallen down or risen up” said Sivakumar.

“Last year only the core area was being covered in Kaziranga National Park. This year the survey has been extended to the neighboring areas” said Shivkumar. “This time, the census survey is extended in Eastern Assam, Biswanath and Nagaon wildlife divisions of Kaziranga National Park Tiger Reserve. The purpose of the census will disclose how many areas have been used by the species.

Last census covered only 480 sq km area while this time forest has been covered upto 1,000 sq km. “The deer population is determined specifically, ” the KNPTR director said.

The devastating fact of 35 elephants decreased into the census due the huge flood. Forest department sources said it is obvious that the population of the animals. Ravindra Sharma, research officer at the park, said major parts of the sub-species are basically in Kaziranga, and some of them are given out in Manas National Park.

Among deer species, Hog deer has the highest census in Kaziranga, accounting for over 40,000 censuses. Asper the Sharma statement, “Kaziranga has the highest inhabitants of hog deer and is the major food for tigers,”