TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLES ................................................................................................................... v FIGURES ............................................................................................................... viii INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 01 PLANNING & ICT DIVISION 1.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .5 1.2. Performance 2017........................................................................................................ 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 2017. .... 11 2.5.Declaration of Wildlife Protected Areas in 2017 ...................................................... 13 Chapter 03 LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION 3.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 14 3.2.Performance Detail........................................................................... ........................ 14 3.2.1. Implementation of Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance ................................. 14 3.3. Payment of DWC field staff who participate wildlife crime detection 16 3.4. Other Activities.......................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 04 ELEPHANT CONSERVATION DIVISION 4.1.Main Activities and Responsibilities.......................................................................... .19 4.2.Performance in detail.................................................................................................. 19 4.2. 1 Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) ........................................................................... 19 4.2.2. Electric Fencing Program ........................................................................................ 21 4.2.3. Distribution of Thunder Flare and Serpent Flare - 2017 ..................................... 24 4.2.4. Compensation Scheme for Damages Caused by Wild Elephants ...................... 24 4.2.5. Capture and Translocation of Elephants - 2017 ................................................... 26 4.2.6. Elephant Drives - 2017 ............................................................................................ 26 4.3. The measures taken to minimize the human-elephant conflict- 2017 ....................... 26 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.................................................................... 31 5.5. Publicity Programs..................................................................................................... 31 Chapter 06 VISITOR SERVICES, ECOTOURISM & COMMUNITY OUTREACH DIVISION 6.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 33 6.2.Performance in detail.................................................................................................. 33 6.2.1. Visitors and Revenue ............................................................................................... 33 ii 6.2.2. Volunteer Guides ...................................................................................................... 37 6.3.Community Outreach................................................................................................. .38 6.3.1. Performance in Detail .............................................................................................. 38 6.3.2. Special Projects & Programs implemented by Community Outreach Division – 2017 ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Chapter 07 WILDLIFE HEALTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION 7.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ 42 7.2. Performance in 2017................................................................................................ .. 42 Chapter 08 ENGEENERING DIVISION 8.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities........................................................................ .45 8.2. Construction and Repairing of DWC Buildings....................................................... 45 8.3. Development of Road Network................................................................................. 51 Chapter 09 ADMINISTRATION DIVISION 9.1. Main Activities and Responsibilities......................................................................... 54 9.2. New Recruitments and promoting criteria................................................................. 54 9.2.1. Staff recruitments.. .................................................................................................. 54 9.2.2. Promotions.. ............................................................................................................... 54 9.2.3. Approved public administration circulars for recruitment and promotion procedures ............................................................................................................................ 55 9.3 Efficiency Bar Examinations....... 55 9.4. Disciplinary actions..................................................................................... .............. 55 iii 9.5. Providing benefits of Agrahara................................................................................. .55 9.6. Pension paid and death compensation ....................................................................... 56 9.7. Accidents Compensations.. ......................................................................... 57 9.8. Loan.......................................................................................................................... 57 Chapter 10 FINANCE DIVISION 10.1. Prime Activities and Responsibilities..................................................................... .58 10.2 . Purchase of Furniture and Office Equipment.......................................................... 58 10.3. Wildlife Preservation Fund (WPF).......................................................................... 59 10.4. Financial Progress – 2017....................................................................................... .60 Chapter 11 Ecosystems Conservation and Management Project (ESCAMP) 11.1. Main Project Components.................................................................... ................... .64 11.2 . Projects to be implemented under the Department of Wildlife Conservation 65 11.3. Progress of the tasks fulfilled by this Project in year 2017 ...................................... 67 iv LIST TABLES Table 1.1: Progress of Action Plan Activities – 2017 ............................................... 8 Table 2.1: Boundary Demarcation - 2017 ................................................................. 9 Table 2.2: Establishment / Rehabilitation of Sign Boards – 2017 .......................... 10 Table 2.3: Management of Grasslands in Protected Area – 2017........................... 11 Table 2.4: Removal of Invasive Species in Protected Area – 2017 ........................ 12 Table 2.5: Construction and Rehabilitation of Water Holes - 2017 ....................... 12 Table 2.6: Removal of under growth/ Under growth maintenance - 2017 ............. 12 Table 2.7: Maintenance of Fire Belts in Protected Area – 2017 ............................. 13 Table 2.8: Other Development Activities – 2017 ................................................... 13 Table 2.9: Detail of EIA initiated by DWC 13 Table 2.10: Gazette Notification for declaration of Wildlife ProtecteAreas in 2017 by DWC .................................................................................................................. 13 Table 3.1: Number of Cases on Wildlife Crimes Prosecuted – 2017 ..................... 15 Table 3.2: Number of Import and Export Permits Issued (2012-2017) .................. 17 Table 3.3: Progress of Development programs under the Action Plan for 2017 .... 18 Table 4.1: Elephant Deaths Distribution of Wildlife Regions from 2013-2017 ..... 19 Table 4.2: Causes for Elephant Deaths - 2017 ........................................................ 20 Table 4.3: Annual Number of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks (2013 - 2017) ....................................................................................................................... 20 Table 4.4: Categorization of Human Deaths due to Elephant Attacks ................... 21 Table 4.5: Regional Distribution of Property Damages (2013-2017)..................... 21 Table 4.6: Regional Distribution of Human Physical Damages (2013-2017) ........ 22 Table