Union Minister addresses human-animal conflicts in India, implementing measures with State governments for resolution and conservation efforts.

The Centre is not considering any amendment to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, to give states more power to deal with wild animal attacks, the ...

Act, 1972, to give states more power in managing wild animal attacks. Instead, states are encouraged to use existing provisions under the Act for human-wildlife conflict management. Kerala continues ...

Kochi: Kerala high court, while expressing deep concern over the recurring fatalities and injuries caused by wild animal attacks across the state, directed the central and state govts to come up ...

This is different from declaring an animal as “vermin” under ... declaring wild boars as “vermin” in Kerala would do more harm than good. The State government later issued an order ...

The Union government will not amend the Wildlife Protection Act to grant states more autonomy in handling wild animal attacks.

Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh on Wednesday said the Centre, in collaboration with state governments, is implementing a ...