Fragmented wildlife corridors, shrinking habitats behind recurring human-wildlife conflicts: Chief Minister
Kerala Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan attributed rising human-wildlife conflicts to fragmented forest corridors and habitat imbalances. The state is now considering scientific mitigation strategies, including the translocation of surplus tiger populations to less crowded reserves.
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This addresses the critical intersection of environmental conservation, urban development, and public safety in ecologically sensitive regions.
Cautioning that unscientific human intrusions into forest corridors and severe habitat-space imbalances are triggering recurring man-animal conflicts in the State, Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan on Wednesday said that Keralam is examining the feasibility of translocating surplus wild tigers to other tiger reserves in consultation with the Central government.
Formally rolling out five new ecotourism and value-addition initiatives of the Kerala Forest Development Corporation (KFDC), the Chief Minister highlighted the instances of unchecked construction, the mushrooming of resorts in fringe belts and the fragmentation of traditional elephant paths with fencing in places like Chinnakanal in Munnar. Such tendencies have deprived wild animals of their natural migratory corridors and grazing lands, inevitably pushing them into human settlements.
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