(a) the total number of wild animals living in forest area situated along with Indo-Nepal
border;
(b) whether the number of wild animals in the said forest area has declined during the last
three years and the current year;
(c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
(d) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(a) The total number of wild animals living in the forest area situated along the Indo-Nepal
border has not been collated in the Ministry.
(b)&(c) No authentic report has been received in this Ministry indicating a decline in the number
of wildlife in the forest area during the last three years and the current year.
(d) The Ministry provides financial and technical assistance to State/Union Territory Governments
under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of `Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats`, `Project
Elephant` and `Project Tiger` for protection and conservation of wildlife in the country.