The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Kerala seeks amendments to Wildlife Protection Act for effective management of human-wildlife conflicts
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K S Sudhi
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The Kerala government is seeking amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act to allow local forest officials to manage dangerous wild animals more efficiently. The state aims to simplify capture and relocation procedures and reclassify certain species to better mitigate human-wildlife conflicts.
The Kerala government will seek amendments to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 to delegate the powers of the Chief Wildlife Warden to order the hunting of wild animals that have become dangerous to human life to Chief Conservators of Forests at the Circle level.
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