Human-wildlife conflict in india

Introduction Conflict between humans and wildlife – which takes many forms, and varies greatly in intensity – is one of the most serious threats to India’s wildlife. Not only does conflict directly threaten individual species (through, for example, revenge killings) and their habitats, it also indirectly exacerbates other factors (the illegal trade in wildlife, for example) that threaten the continued existence of wild India. Further, the causes of human-wildlife conflict are, in many cases, themselves factors that independently threaten wildlife. It is essential, therefore, to place instances of conflict within a wider context of habitat destruction, population growth, poverty, and a largely unresponsive legal/administrative climate.