Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved the proposal of increasing the amount of compensation for the next of kin of the victims of human and wild animal conflict to Rs 6 lakh from Rs 4 lakh.
The solar lights have been installed in areas close to Rohita and Bongkual forest camps where the movement of wild animals straying out of the nearby protected areas, is a regular phenomenon that the local villagers have to live with.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday chaired the 18th meeting of the Uttarakhand State Wildlife Board at the secretariat. At the meeting, it was decided that the amount of ex-gratia payable to the family of a person, who loses his life to man-animal conflict in the stat
Amingaon (Assam) [India], January 30 (ANI): A first-of-its-kind Leopard census in Assam's forest and non-forest areas, initiated by North Kamrup Forest Division in Amingaon will kick off from January 31.
New Delhi [India], June 26 (ANI): How many of you have heard of Bera in Rajasthan? This small town in the Pali district of the state is hidden from those of us who look for something different or who want to be with nature.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 21 (ANI): A state-level task force has been set up to prepare a master plan for three years to reduce man-animal conflict in Odisha, Forest and Environment Minister Bikram Keshari Arukha said on Tuesday.
Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 17 (ANI): People residing in villages near the Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh are forced to stay awake at night most of the time to avoid any conflict with animals, especially leopards, which come out of the forest area seeking water.
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court sought the stand of the central government on a plea seeking to tackle situations arising out of man-animal conflicts in and around reserves and forests.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government has announced that man-animal conflicts will now be considered a 'State Declared Disaster', thereby bringing all such cases under the ambit of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).