Mentioning the causes of human-wildlife conflicts in India, suggest suitable measures to minimize it.
Answer: Recently, the Comptroller and Auditor General's report said that in the last 4 years, more than 6,300 animals had died due to collision with trains.
- Human-wildlife conflict occurs when the needs and behaviour of wildlife negatively impact humans or when humans negatively impact the wildlife.
Human-wildlife conflict can be reduced by following measures:
- Creating more protected areas and buffer zones.
- Steps should be taken to enhance the protection of people and wildlife and create mutual benefits of coexistence.
- Local communities can also participate in formulating measures to reduce this ....
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