Centre of excellence on human–wildlife conflict comes up at WII-Sacon in Coimbatore
A new national Centre of Excellence on human-wildlife conflict has been inaugurated at the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History in Coimbatore. The center aims to provide research, policy support, and technological solutions to manage interactions between humans and wildlife.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses the growing challenge of ecological sustainability and safety in areas where human development overlaps with wildlife habitats.
Wildlife Institute of India’s premier research institute Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (Sacon), Coimbatore, got a shot in the arm with the establishment of a national-level Centre of Excellence (CoE) on human - wildlife conflict.
The CoE is designed to serve as a national hub for research, innovation, policy support, capacity building and dissemination of best practices to strengthen scientific and evidence-based management of human - wildlife conflict.
Inaugurating the CoE from Coimbatore on Friday, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said that human - wildlife conflict has emerged as one of India’s foremost conservation and development challenges due to increasing interactions between people and wildlife resulting from habitat fragmentation, changing land-use patterns, and expanding human activities.
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