LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS CHARTS Chart No.3.1 Showing the number of people killed by wild animals and snakes from 1875-1927 Chart No.3.2 Showing the number of Cattle killed by wild animals and snakes from 1875-1915 Chart No.3.3 Showing the number of people killed by wild animals in various districts of Assam from 1877-1927 Chart No.3.4 Showing of the number of people killed by snakes during 1877-1927 Chart No.3.5 Showing the number of people killed by elephants during 1877-1927 Chart No.3.6 Showing the number of people killed by tigers during 1877-1927 Chart No.3.7 Showing the number of cattle killed in various district of Assam by wild animals from 1877-1915 Chart No.3.8 Showing the number of cattle killed by tigers during 1877-1927 Chart No.3.9 Showing the number of cattle killed by leopard during 1877-1927 Chart No.4.1 Showing the amount of reward paid for the killing wild animals in the province of Assam (1877-1927). Chart No.4.2 Showing the amount of reward paid for the killing of wild animals in various districts of Assam (1877-1927). Chart No.4.3 Showing the trend in the destruction of wildlife (1875-1927) Chart No.4.4 Showing the destruction of wild animals in the districts of the province. Chart No.4.5 Showing the destruction of snake in various districts of the province Chart No.4.6 Showing the destruction of tigers in various district of the province Chart No.4.7 Showing the destruction of leopards in various district of the province. Chart No.4.8 Showing the destruction of bears in various district of the province. ii
FIGURES Fig.No.2.1. The diagram of the gun proposed by Mr. Rogers to kill wild animals Reproduced from Proceedings of the Government of Bengal, Judicial department, February, 1870, proceeding no. 179-180, (WBSA) Fig.No.5.1 Picture showing conflict between tiger and people, Reproduced from Bart, W.J., (1836), The Naturalist Library, Vol. V, London: Edinburg Fig.No.5.2 Captured elephant in stockade, Reproduced from the Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam for the year 1945-46 Fig.No.5.3 A large tusker soon after capture, Reproduced from Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam, (1939-1940) Fig.No.5.4 Rogue elephant killed by Mr. Gyles Mackrell, Reproduced from the Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam (1937-38) Fig.No.7.1 Wild buffalo in the Laokhowa Game sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam for the year (1939-40) Fig.No.7.2 Tiger in the North Kamrup game sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam for the year (1939-40) Fig.No.7.3 Buffalo, North Kamrup Game Sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Fig.No.7.4 Buffalo, North Kamrup Game Sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Fig.No.7.5 Sambhur, North Kamrup Game sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Fig.No.7.6 Sambhur, North Kamrup Game sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Fig.No.7.7 Tiger in the Manas Sanctuary, Reproduced from the Progress Report of Forest Administration in the Province of Assam for the year (1940- iii
MAPS Map 7.1 Map indicating the tracts and roughly describe the boundaries of proposed Game Reserve reproduced from (ASA) Assam Agriculture and Revenue proceedings, Revenue-A, September, 1905 Map 7.2 Map of proposed North-Kamrup Game Reserve, reproduced from (ASA) Assam Agriculture and Revenue proceedings, Revenue-A, September, 1905 Map 7.3 Map of the proposed Karziranga Game Reserve, reproduced from (ASA) Assam Agriculture and Revenue proceedings, Revenue-A, September, 1905 Map 7.4 Map of proposed Laokhowa Game Reserve, reproduced from (ASA), Assam Agriculture and Revenue proceedings, Revenue-A, September, 1905 iv
LIST OF TABLES Table No.2.1 Number of people killed by wild animals during 1833 and 1834 Table No.2.2 Number of person killed by wild animals from 1858-63 Table No.2.3 Number of people killed by wild animals from 1866-69 Table No.2.4 Number of people killed by snakebite from 1866-69 Table No.2.5 The scale of rewards sanctioned for the destruction of wild animals during 1866 Table No.2.6 Number of wild animals destroyed in Assam from 1858-63 Table No.2.7 Number of wild animals killed and the reward paid for their destruction Table No.3.2 Statistics of the number of people killed by Boars. Table No.3.3 Statistics of the number of people killed by buffaloes. Table No.3.4 Statistics of the number of cattle killed by wild dogs in Goalpara district Table No.3.5 Statistics of number of cattle killed by wild dogs in Kamrup district Table No.3.6 Statistics of the number of cattle killed by wild dogs in Darrang district Table No.3.7 Statistics of the number of people killed by wild animals during 1875-1927 Table No.3.8 Statistics of the number of cattle killed by wild animals during 1875-1915 Table No.3.9 Statistics of number of people killed by wild animals including snakes in various districts of Assam during 1877-1927 Table No.3.10 Statistics of the number of cattle killed by wild animals including snakes in various districts of Assam during 1877-1915 Table No.4.1 The amount paid as reward for the killing of wild animals Table No.4.2 The scale of reward in paid for the destruction of wild animals in 1904 Table No.4.3 Statistics of the destruction of wild dogs Table No.4.4 Statistics of the destruction of wild boars in Sylhet district v
Table No.4.5 Statistics of the amount paid in Assam for rewards (in rupees) in each calendar year from 1877-1927 Table No.4.6 Statistics of the number of wild animals and snakes destroyed in Assam in each calendar year from 1875-1927 Table No.5.1 Statistics of elephant captured and Revenue collected from elephant hunting 1875-1938 Table No. 6.1 Statistics of the number of wild animal shot during the year 1945-46 vi