Assam Forms a Squad to Tackle Human-Wildlife Conflicts in State

Aiming to control the human-elephant conflicts, the Assam government launched Anti-Depredation Squads of the state forest department which would be stationed at 15 major human-wildlife conflict districts in order to mitigate the problem and to ensure safety of both humans and wildlife.

Highlights

• The state forest department engaged specially trained 50 frontline staff to handle conflict situations.
• The Anti-Depredation Squads will be equipped with all logistics required for mitigating the ....