human-wildlife conflict

Bengaluru, March 26 Karnataka Minister Eshwar B Khandre clarified in the Assembly on Thursday that there is no provision to offer government jobs to the legal heirs of persons killed in wildlife attacks, as per existing government orders.Responding to a question by Sringeri MLA T D Rajegowda...

Koderma (Jharkhand), March 26 Two people, including a woman, were killed by a wild elephant in the Koderma district of Jharkhand, a forest officer said on Thursday.The elephant trampled a woman, identified as Maniya Birhorni (55), to death in Mariampur, near the Koderma police station, on...

On Wednesday, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan reached out to communities in the highlands ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections and stated that his government has taken legal and financial measures to protect their lives and livelihoods, despite challenges posed by central laws...

Mumbai, March 18 The state legislative assembly passed the Wildlife Protection (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill, 2026, on Wednesday, with the government asserting that it would not lead to the issuance of permits for hunting wild animals, including leopards.The bill aims to facilitate better...

Phulbani (Odisha), March 14 Three people were killed by separate groups of elephants in the jungles of the Kandhamal district, forest officials said on Saturday.Two people died in the Damba forest in the Petapanfa gram panchayat on Friday evening, while another man met a similar fate in the...

Chandrapur, March 13 A 36-year-old man was killed by a tiger in a village in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, an official said on Friday.The incident took place in Fiskuti village in Mul tehsil on Thursday night, the official said.The victim, Vasudev Kankalwar, a resident of Junasurla, was...

Madikeri (Karnataka), March 12 A 49-year-old coffee farmer died in an elephant attack on Thursday, officials said.The incident occurred around midday when Ganapathi went to his coffee plantation near Siddapura in the Virajpet taluk of the Kodagu district, they said.According to the forest...

In Bengaluru, Karnataka, a debate arose in the Legislative Assembly regarding safari operations and trekking regulations in forest areas. Opposition leader R. Ashoka criticized the government for initially banning safaris and then re-opening them, while Forest and Ecology Minister Eshwar Khandre...

Kendrapara (Odisha), March 11 A 48-year-old fisherman was killed in an attack by a saltwater crocodile in a village on the outskirts of the Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, Odisha, a forest officer said on Wednesday.Forest and fire brigade personnel later retrieved the...

Gairsain, March 10 Uttarakhand Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal stated on Tuesday that from the formation of the state in 2000 to January this year, 1,296 people have lost their lives due to human-wildlife conflict.Uniyal was responding to a question raised by BJP MLA Braj Bhushan Gairola in the...

Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 9 An 80-year-old woman was killed by an elephant in the district, according to forest officials on Monday.According to officials, Ramkumar (20), from Kaakayanure, located within the Anthiyur forest area, found the woman's body on Sunday. He informed the police and...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), March 8 A 50-year-old farmer was killed by a tiger in the Sampurnanagar forest range of the Dudhwa buffer zone, officials said on Sunday.Pargat Singh was passing through his sugarcane fields on Friday evening when the tiger attacked him.His family launched a search for...

Mumbai, March 7 The Maharashtra government has decided to send 50 leopards to the Reliance Foundation's Vantara wildlife rescue and conservation center, located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, sources close to state forest minister Ganesh Naik have said.The forest department made the decision to...

Chennai, March 4 Highlighting the state's commitment to "responsible and community-centered" conservation, the Tamil Nadu government has launched a series of initiatives, including a Dark Sky Park and an AI-powered drone surveillance unit to protect wildlife, a senior official said on Wednesday...

Amaravati, March 3 Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched the 'Hanuman' project on Tuesday to prevent human-wildlife conflict and protect lives, livestock, and forests across the state.Addressing the inauguration at the Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) sixth Battalion...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 3 A drone designed to tranquilize aggressive elephants without close human contact, recently unveiled by Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, marks a significant milestone in the use of indigenous UAV technology for mitigating human-wildlife conflict, the manufacturing...

Kochi, March 2 The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the state government to submit a report outlining the steps to establish a robust defense mechanism to deal with human-wild animal conflict in Aralam in Kannur district and in Wayanad.A Division Bench comprising Justices A K Jayasankaran...

Chandrapur, February 28 Two people were killed by wild animals in the Mul and Moharli areas of Chandrapur district on Saturday, according to officials from the forest department.Kashinath Shivaram Lonwale (60), a resident of Padmapur, was killed by a wild animal around 6 pm in compartment no...

Mumbai, February 28 – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Jayant Patil sharply criticized the MahaYuti government’s newly formulated Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy for agriculture on Saturday.During the debate, he acknowledged the potential of the technology but accused the...

Mumbai, February 27 Forest Minister Ganesh Naik affirmed in the Legislative Council on Friday that the government intends to implement long-term measures, including alternative farming and rehabilitation, alongside efforts to resolve human-wildlife conflict.Responding to questions raised by...