Wayanad Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the council of ministers to hold a high-level meeting in Wayanad to address human-animal conflict WAYANAD: On Sunday, CM Pinarayi Vijayan intervened in the escalating man-animal conflict in Wayanad, directing high-level ministers and bureaucrats to convene an urgent meeting to find solutions to the crisis. In response to […]
‘Identify hotspots to track man-animal conflicts’
Rising incidences of man-animal conflicts have pitted people against nature, forcing many to take extreme positions. While some want to cull even elephants and tigers, others say humans have no moral right to kill these creatures, whose homelands man had encroached over the years. Environmentalist R Sridhar, an engineer by training, has been researching issues […]
Nallamala brims with leopards, yet no man-animal conflict
Despite the presence of many leopards in Nallamala forests spread over 6,000 square kilometres, the human population inhabiting the forested villages and buffer zones remain largely unaffected when it comes to man-animal conflict. Senior forest officials of Atmakur, Kurnool, and Nandyal divisions claim that leopards sightings have been rampant at fringe villages across the forest […]
Man-Animal Conflict On The Rise
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The growing population of tigers is a matter of pride at Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district but the rising number of big cats has also led to man-animal conflict. The incidents of tiger coming in front of people and attacking them have increased. The forest officials are having a torrid time […]