TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES ................................................................................................................... v FIGURES ................................................................................................................ vii INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 01 PLANNING & ICT DIVISION 1.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .5 1.2. Performance 2018........................................................................................................ .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........................................................................... 11 2.4. Detail of Environment Assessment for Proposed Development projects in 2018. 13 2.5.Development projects implemented under the provisions of ther institutions.................14 Chapter 03 LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION 3.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 16 3.2. Performance Detail.................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1. Implementation of Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance ..........................................16 3.3. Payment of DWC field staff who participate wildlife crime detection ………..19 3.4. Other Activities.......................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 04 ELEPHANT CONSERVATION DIVISION 4.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .21 4.2. Performance in detail.................................................................................................. 21 4.2. 1 Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) .................................................................................21 4.2.2. Electric Fencing Program ............................................................................................24 4.2.3. Distribution of Thunder Flare and Serpent Flare - 2018 ..............................................25 4.2.4. Compensation Scheme for Damages Caused by Wild Elephants ................................25 4.2.5. Capture and Translocation of Elephants - 2018 ...........................................................27 4.2.6. Elephant Drives - 2018 .................................................................................................27 4.3. The measures taken to minimize the human-elephant conflict- 2018…………….. 28 Chapter 05 RESEARCH & TRAINING DIVISION 5.1 . Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 29 5.2. Researches..................................................................................................................29 5.3. Training...................................................................................................................... 37 5.4. Extension, Education and Interpretation.................................................................... 40 5.5. Department publications & Publicity Programs.........................................................40 Chapter 06 VISITOR SERVICES, ECOTOURISM & COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIVISION 6.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 42 6.2. Performance in detail................................................................................................ 42 6.2.1. Visitors and Revenue ....................................................................................................42 ii 6.2.2. Volunteer Guides ..........................................................................................................46 6.3. Community Outreach................................................................................................. 48 6.3.1. Performance in Detail ...................................................................................................48 6.3.2. Special Projects & Programs implemented by Community Outreach Division – 2018 ..............................................................................................................................48 Chapter 07 WILDLIFE HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION 7.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ 51 7.2. Performance in 2018................................................................................................ 51 7.3. CMS Activities for the year of 2018 …………………………………………………53 Chapter 08 ENGEENERING DIVISION 8.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ 54 8.2. Construction and Repairing of DWC Buildings....................................................... 54 8.3. Development of Road Network................................................................................. 59 Chapter 09 ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 9.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 61 9.2. New Recruitments and promoting criteria.................................................................... 61 9.2.1. Staff recruitments.. ......................................................................................................61 9.2.2. Promotions.. ..................................................................................................................61 9.3 Efficiency Bar Examinations 61 9.4. Disciplinary actions….………..................................................................................... 62 9.5. Providing benefits of Agrahara................................................................................. 62 iii 9.6. Pension paid and death compensation ……………………………………………… 62 9.7. Loan …………………….…………………………………………………………… .63 Chapter 10 FINANCE DIVISION 10.1. Prime Activities and Responsibilities..................................................................... .64 10.2 . Purchase of Furniture and Office Equipment.......................................................... 64 10.3. Wildlife Preservation Fund (WPF).......................................................................... 65 10.4. Financial Progress – 2018....................................................................................... 66 Chapter 11 Ecosystems Conservation and Management Project (ESCAMP) 11.1. Main Project Components ..........................................................................................69 11.2 . Projects to be implemented under the Department of Wildlife Conservation ……….70 11.3. Progress of the tasks fulfilled by this Project in year 2018……………………….. 72 iv LIST TABLES Table 1.1: Progress of Action Plan Activities – 2018 ............................................... 8 Table 2.1: Boundary Demarcation - 2018 ................................................................. 9 Table 2.2: Establishment / Rehabilitation of Sign Boards – 2018 .......................... 10 Table 2.3: Management of Grasslands in Protected Area – 2018........................... 11 Table 2.4: Removal of Invasive Species in Protected Area – 2018 ........................ 11 Table 2.5: Construction and Rehabilitation of Water Holes - 2018 ....................... 12 Table 2.6: Removal of under growth/ Under growth maintenance - 2018 ............. 12 Table 2.7: Other development activities - 2018 ..................................................... 12 Table 2.8: Detail of EIA initiated by DWC ........................................................... 14 Table 2.9: Detail of wildlife Conservation Activities under the Moragahakanda project .................................................................................................................... 14 Table 2.10: Progress of the programs implemented by the Marine Conservation unit of the year 2018 …………………………………………………………………...15 Table 3.1: Number of Cases on Wildlife Crimes Prosecuted – 2018 ..................... 17 Table 3.2: Number of Import and Export Permits Issued (2013-2018) .................. 19 Table 3.3: Progress of Development programs under the Action Plan for 2018 .... 20 Table 4.1: Elephant Deaths Distribution of Wildlife Regions from 2014-2018 ..... 21 Table 4.2: Causes for Elephant Deaths - 2018 ........................................................ 22 Table 4.3: Annual Number of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks (2014 - 2018) ................................................................................................................................. 22 Table 4.4: Categorization of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks ................... 23 Table 4.5: Regional Distribution of Property Damages (2014-2018)..................... 23 Table 4.6: Regional Distribution of Human Physical Damages (2014-2018) ........ 23 Table 4.7: New Electric Fences Erected in 2018 .. ………………………………..24 Table 4.8: Procurement of Thunder Flares and Serpent Flares – 2018………….25 Table 4.9: Distribution of the Thunder Flares and Serpent Flares - 2018 . ………25 Table 4.10:Change the maximum limits for the approved compensation payments26 Table 4.11: Details of the payment of Compensation in 2018 …………………....26 Table 4.12: Capture and