Awareness meeting to limit human-sloth bear interactions in Nilgiris held
Forest department officials and wildlife experts held an awareness meeting in the Nilgiris to address the rise in negative interactions between humans and sloth bears. The initiative focuses on waste management and behavioral education to mitigate conflicts in residential areas.
Why it matters
Effective human-wildlife conflict management is essential for biodiversity conservation and public safety in regions bordering protected forests.
An awareness meeting on limiting negative interactions between bears and residents was conducted on Friday (September 18, 2026) at Kil Kundha in the Nilgiris.
The event was organised by the forest department from the Mukurthi Forest Range of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and was attended by residents as well as those from surrounding areas such as Manjoor.
The forest department said residents expressed concerns about increased sloth bear movement near their villages and discussed measures to limit negative interactions between people and the animals.
Wildlife experts including B. Ramakrishnan, head of the department of wildlife biology at the Government Arts College in Udhagamandalam and Chandrasekar Das from the Keystone Foundation, participated in the event.
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