Wild animal attacks killed 166 persons in India in last three years

In the last three years, a total of 166 Death of humans by attacks of wild animals have been reported. Out of these, as many as 133 were from attacks by elephants. A total of 24 deaths were reported due to attack by elephants and nine due to other animals from April 2015 to September 2015.
This information has been furnished by Comptroller and Auditor General of India report on Economic Sector for the year ended March 2015.
The report has mentioned that '... In recent years, unrestricted biotic influences in wildlife habitats had created disastrous consequences on human life due to attack by wild animals...'
This has been reported in thehindu.com dated 4 September 2016.

The CAG has also noted that the consolidated details of cases of human injury, damage to property and crops, death of livestock based on their occurrences were not maintained. However, the data is based on compensation payments made to victims, the details of loss of life and property which was available.
The report added that the remaining deaths were attributed to animals like tiger, leopard, wild boar, wild gaur etc - this loss during 2012-15 had increased from 5 to 15.


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