Nilgiris see 36 deaths due to man-animal conflict in last two years

A total of thirty-six people were killed by wild animals in the Nilgiris in 2015-16 and forest officials feel this is due to the man-animal conflict arising from change in land use pattern and crop cultivation close to reserve forest areas. Moreover, in spite of being cautioned, the locals venture into forest lands.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 5 February 2017.

While the past two years saw 18 human deaths each in the Nilgiris, the total number in 2014 was 12. Most of the deaths in the past two years were due to elephant attacks, that too in private lands where the animals had strayed into. With regular increase in the population of both animal and human, the conflict arises when resources are shared.
Another reason is the fragmentation of undeveloped lands. The animals are attracted by banana, sugarcane, paddy and coconut cultivation in the fringe areas of forest and intrude into these areas in search of food and in the process destroy the fields also.


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