(a) the details of the various measures taken by the Government to protect wildlife habitats of endangered and vulnerable species in the country;
(b) whether crimes against wildlife has decreased across the country in the past three years; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)
(a) The steps taken by the Government to protect wildlife habitats of endangered and vulnerable species in the country is given in the Annexure.
(b)and (c) As per the data available with the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, based on the information provided by the State Forest and Police authorities, the number of wildlife crime cases for the last three years are as under:
Year Total no. of cases registered under Wildlife (Protection) Act
2016 565
2017 342
2018 388
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