TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES .................................................................................................................. iv FIGURES ................................................................................................................ vii INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 01 PLANNING & ICT DIVISION 1.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .5 1.2. Performance 2016........................................................................................................ 5 Chapter 02 NATURAL RESOURSE DIVISION 2.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .9 2.2. Establishment of Protected Area Network ................................................................. 9 2.3. Habitat Enrichment for Wildlife............................................................................... .12 2.4. Detail of Environment Assessment for Proposed Development projects in 2016. .... 12 2.5.Declaration of Wildlife Protected Areas in 2016 ...................................................... 14 Chapter 03 LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION 3.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 15 3.2.Performance Detail........................................................................... ........................ 15 3.2.1. Implementation of Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance ................................. 15 3.3. Payment of DWC field staff who participate wildlife crime detection 18 3.4. Other Activities.......................................................................................................... 18 Chapter 04 ELEPHANT CONSERVATION DIVISION 4.1.Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .20 4.2.Performance in detail.................................................................................................. 20 4.2. 1 Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) ........................................................................... 20 4.2.2. Electric Fencing Program ........................................................................................ 22 4.2.3. Distribution of Thunder Flare and Serpent Flare - 2016 ..................................... 24 4.2.4. Compensation Scheme for Damages Caused by Wild Elephants ...................... 24 4.2.5. Capture and Translocation of Elephants - 2016 ................................................... 25 4.2.6. Elephant Drives - 2016 ............................................................................................ 25 4.3. The measures taken to minimize the human-elephant conflict- 2016 ....................... 20 Chapter 05 RESEARCH & TRAINING DIVISION 5.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 27 5.2. Researches.................................................................................................................. 27 5.3. Training...................................................................................................................... 28 5.4. Extension, Education and Interpretation.................................................................... 32 5.5. Publicity Programs..................................................................................................... 34 Chapter 06 VISITOR SERVICES, ECOTOURISM & COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIVISION 6.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 35 6.2.Performance in detail.................................................................................................. 35 6.2.1. Visitors and Revenue ............................................................................................... 35 6.2.2. Volunteer Guides ...................................................................................................... 39 6.3.Community Outreach................................................................................................. .40 6.3.1. Performance in Detail .............................................................................................. 41 Chapter 07 WILDLIFE HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION 7.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ 43 7.2. Performance in 2016.................................................................................................. 43 Chapter 08 ENGEENERING DIVISION ii 8.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ .45 8.2. Construction and Repairing of DWC Buildings....................................................... 45 8.3. Development of Road Network................................................................................. 52 Chapter 09 ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 9.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 55 9.2. New Recruitments and promoting criteria................................................................. 55 9.2.1. Staff recruitments.. .................................................................................................. 35 9.2.2. Promotions.. ............................................................................................................... 35 9.2.3. Approved public administration circulars for recruitment and promotion procedures ............................................................................................................................ 56 9.3 Efficiency Bar Examinations....... 56 9.4. Disciplinary actions..................................................................................... .............. 55 9.5. Providing benefits of Agrahara................................................................................. .57 9.6. Pension paid and death compensation ....................................................................... 57 9.7. Accidents Compensations.. ......................................................................... 57 9.8. Loan.......................................................................................................................... 58 9.9. Progress of Transport Division – 2016..................................................................... 58 Chapter 10 FINANCE DIVISION 10.1. Prime Activities and Responsibilities..................................................................... .59 10.2 . Purchase of Furniture and Office Equipment.......................................................... 59 10.3. Wildlife Preservation Fund (WPF).......................................................................... 60 10.4. Financial Progress – 2016....................................................................................... .61 iii LIST TABLES Table 1.1: Progress of Action Plan Activities – 2016 ............................................... 8 Table 2.1: Boundary Demarcation - 2016 ................................................................. 9 Table 2.2: Establishment / Rehabilitation of Sign Boards – 2016 .......................... 10 Table 2.3: Management of Grasslands in Protected Area – 2016........................... 12 Table 2.4: Removal of Invasive Species in Protected Area – 2016 ........................ 12 Table 2.5: Construction and Rehabilitation of Water Holes - 2016 ....................... 13 Table 2.6: Removal of under growth/ Under growth maintenance - 2016 ............. 13 Table 2.7: Maintenance of Fire Belts in Protected Area – 2016 ............................. 13 Table 2.8: Detail of EIA initiated by DWC ............................................................ 13 Table 2.9: Gazette Notification for declaration of Wildlife ProtecteAreas in 2016 by DWC ....................................................................................................................... 13 Table 3.1: Number of Cases on Wildlife Crimes Prosecuted – 2016 ..................... 16 Table 3.2: Number of Import and Export Permits Issued (2011-2016) .................. 18 Table 3.3: Progress of Development programs under the Action Plan for 2016 .... 19 Table 4.1: Elephant Deaths Distribution of Wildlife Regions from 2012-2016 ..... 20 Table 4.2: Causes for Elephant Deaths - 2016 ........................................................ 21 Table 4.3: Annual Number of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks (2012 - 2016) ................................................................................................................................. 21 Table 4.4: Categorization of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks ................... 22 Table 4.5: Regional Distribution of Property Damages (2012-2016)..................... 22 Table 4.6: Regional Distribution of Human Physical Damages (2012-2016) ........ 22 Table 4.7: New Electric Fences Erected in 2016 .................................................... 23 iv Table 4.8: Procurement of Thunder Flares and Serpent Flares - 2016 ................... 24 Table 4.9: Distribution of the Thunder Flares and Serpent Flares - 2016 .............. 24 Table 4.10: Details of the payment of Compensation in 2016 ............................... 25 Table 4.11: Capture and Translocation of Elephants - 2016 .................................. 25 Table 4.12: Elephant Drives - 2016 .......................................................................