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Indian bison population climbs by 28 per cent in Odisha forest

Bhubaneshwar, Jan 17 (UNI) The forest cover in Odisha’s Hirakud Wildlife division has re-established itself as an ideal habitation corridor of Indian Bison, enjoying protection as scheduled-1 species under wildlife protection act, with their population logging 28 per cent upward graph as per the findings of the latest census of these animals, an official said on Saturday.
The latest census that concluded on January 7 found the overall population at 848 including 235 Juveniles (27 per cent of total population). 848 Gaurs were spotted in as many as 69 herds. The last census of these animals conducted in November 2024 had found the population at 659.
Herd size in the sanctuary varies from 6 to 25. The age-sex classification could not be ascertained because of difficulty in identifying the seen animals due to dense forest area and presence of tall grasses. But detection probability was around 80 per cent for estimation of total population, this implies 20 per cent of the population could have been missed due to restricted visibility and group movement creating hurdles in detection, said Anshu Pragyan Das, the Divisional Forest Officer.
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