TOLL OF THE JUNGLE.
CALCUTTA. Sej.t. 2!. Statistics of the mortality from wild animals and venomous snakes in India diiting 1022 show that the total number of persons killed by wild animals in British India air named to 3,263, a-gain-t 3,31.0 in th.e previous year. Tigers wo:o responsible for 1,603 deaths, ]e tpards for 501), wolves for 460, hears for 105. elephants fur 55i. and hyenas for !L Deaths from tigers vote highest in • Madras, from loopmck in the Central | Province-, from wolves itt the United Provinces, trmn hears in Bilr r and Oiissa. r.nd from ele] limits in Assam. ()/ 522 death- from “oiler animals" about it i are assigned to wild Isiars and pig- and 225 to crocodiles and alligators. V< As in previous years. the highest number of deaths from all wild animals occur red if( the Madras Presidency 1031). the Central Itrotinces ami llernr, Bihar and Orb-a and the United Province- coming n< xt in order. There has been a decrease in deaths in the majority of provinces over previous years' figures, but in Madras. Bengal. Burma and Assam the figures show a slight increase.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1923, Page 2
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188TOLL OF THE JUNGLE. Hokitika Guardian, 17 November 1923, Page 2
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