Asian Wild Water-Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)

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Asiatic wild water buffalo fighting mood at KNP Assam.

28/12/2020

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A very sad news: All the wild water buffaloes translocated to Chitwan have died, most have died due to flooding and related illness while 4 were killed by tiger, there were altogether 7 calves produced in the enclosure and 15 adults were brought from Koshi reserve. My personal take- Chitwan is still suitable habitat considering wild buffaloes were already present in Chitwan prior to being established as a national park, however they were keeping buffaloes inside the boma for far too long for years probably thinking they must remain a tightknit unit as a defence against predators, for the future authorities have to devise a plan to bring in an already related herd and put them all at once in a boma for acclimitization and release it less then 4 months
https://ekantipur.com/news/2022/08/16/16...69030.html
On another occassion a tiger had entered into Gharial breeding centre and devoured 3 gharials after finding some opening in the enclosure
https://www.nepalnews.com/s/nation/tiger...crocodiles
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Water Buffalo found with a spear stuck to his body

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Kaziranga FD rescuing the buffalo

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Collection of Information regarding the Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)


Scientific research papers regarding their ecology, biology, distribution and behavior:

• Feeding preferences and nutritional niche of wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee) in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal LINK
• Reproductive Behavior of Bubalus arnee (Kerr, 1792) (Mammalia: Artiodactyla: Bovidae) in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve and Chitwan National Park, Nepal LINK
• Population estimate of Asian Water Buffalo and wild cattle in the Arafura Swamp, central Arnhem Land LINK
• Wild cattle, bison and buffaloes: their status and potential value (Pg 37 on the Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo) LINK
• Back from the Brink – Recovering the wild buffalo (Bubalus arnee) Population in Central India LINK
  

PhD Thesis on the behavior and ecology of Wild Water buffalo

- Ecological and Behavioral Studies on Asian Wild Buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis arnee Linn.) at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal LINK
Dr Ram Chandra Kandel, University of Mizoram

From "IUCN Red List Assessment of the Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee)" LINK

Country Occurrence:
Native: Bhutan; Cambodia; India; Myanmar; Nepal; Thailand
Possibly extinct: Viet Nam
Regionally extinct: Bangladesh; Indonesia; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Sri Lanka

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Images of wild water buffaloes in the countries of their current range. Thailand, India & Nepal

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https://kaziranga.nptr.in/storage/litera...JzCiMH.pdf
Population of buffaloes in kaziranga. Plentiful prey for tigers. Reply