Leopard-Human Conflict Guidelines Released
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 4,
April 2011
Environment minister Jairam Ramesh announced to increase ex-gratia in case of a death of a person from Rs one lakh to Rs two lakh but it is not linked with implementing the guidelines. The increase is for deaths of a human in conflict with any wild animal, Ramesh said, while releasing the guidelines.
In the last decade, leopard conflict had reached serious levels with 560 cases of leopard attack in Uttarakhand and 240 in Maharashtra. In Himachal, 133 incidents have been reported in the last three years.
While there is no official estimate of leopard population in India, there number is estimated to be around 10,000. Their number is steadily rising despite increase in leopard poaching. They are facing problem of adaptation, Ramesh said. Read the full report here.
Source: HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi.
