Asiatic Wild Buffalo

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The Chhattisgarh Forest Department is planning to translocate wild buffaloes from Assam and keep them in enclosures at the Pamed Wildlife Sanctuary, the Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve and the Indravati Tiger Reserve (ITR).  

About Asiatic Wild Buffalo

• It is the largest wild bovine in the world.
• Other Names: Asiatic buffalo, Wild water buffalo, Asian buffalo, Wild Asian buffalo
• Habitat: It includes swamps, flooded grasslands, other wetlands, alluvial plains, and densely vegetated river valleys.
• Distribution: It is found in Southern Nepal, eastern and central India, southern Bhutan and western Thailand.
  • India is home to more than 90% of the global wild water buffalo population (3,500-3,700 individuals), with most found in Assam (3,000-3,500) and smaller populations in Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra’s Kolamarka forests.
• These are diurnal and nocturnal animals.
• Reproduction: Male buffaloes reach reproductive maturity at the age of 1.5 years while females do at the age of 3 years.
• Diet: These are herbivorous (folivorous, graminivorous) animals and regular diet includes aquatic plants, crops, grasses, herbs, leaves, and bark of trees.
• Threats: Parasites and diseases, hunting, loss of habitat, interbreeding of wild buffaloes with domestic.
• Conservation Status
  • IUCN Red List: Endangered
  • Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I

Source: IE

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