Digital Goa, July 18 – Amid rising human-animal conflict, the Goa forest department has sought assistance from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) to conduct a systematic study of wildlife in areas outside protected zones. The study aims to scientifically assess wildlife in forest-adjacent areas mapped as conflict zones—along with existing animal corridors, vulnerability mapping for each species, potential threats, and mitigation measures. The request follows recent leopard and sloth bear attacks near human settlements. This cannot be taken lightly, opined Goa’s conservator of forests (wildlife), Naveen Kumar. He informed that he has written to WII earlier this week in this regard. The study will help scientific assessment for devising better strategy to mitigate human-animal conflict, he asserted.

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