Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2530, to be answered on 15.12.2025, concerns human-wildlife conflicts in Uttarakhand. The Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change was asked if the government proposes to formulate a new policy for Uttarakhand to address increasing human-wildlife conflict, conduct a joint campaign with the state government to check wild animal attacks, and conduct specific studies to understand the reasons behind the conflict.
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh) responded that crop damage due to human-wildlife conflict is reported from different parts of the country. The management of wildlife, including the mitigation of human-animal conflicts, is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State Government/Union Territory Administration. According to information from the State of Uttarakhand, a "Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Cell" has been constituted. Systematic work is being carried out for the identification, monitoring, and resolution of situations arising due to human-wildlife conflict, along with documentation and maintenance of relevant records and data. With the assistance of the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, the estimation of the leopard population has been completed in the State.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change: The primary ministry responding to questions about human-wildlife conflict.
Uttarakhand: The state where the human-wildlife conflict is occurring and the new policy and joint campaign would apply.
Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Cell: A cell constituted in Uttarakhand to address human-wildlife conflict.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2530
TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2025
Human-Wildlife Conflicts in Uttarakhand
2530. SHRI ANIL BALUNI:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:
(a)whether the Government proposes to formulate a new policy for the State of Uttarakhand in
order to check rapidly increasing incidents of human-wildlife conflict;
(b)whether the Government proposes to run a joint special campaign with State Government to
check the increasing incidents of wild animal attacks in Uttarakhand;
(c)whether the Government is conducting any specific studies or carrying investigations expert
to understand the reasons behind the increasing conflict between wild animals and humans; and
(d)if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND
CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)
(a) to (d) Incidences of crop damage due to human-wildlife conflict are reported from
different part of country from time to time. However, the management of wildlife including
mitigation of human-animal conflicts is primarily the responsibility of the concerned State
Government/Union Territory Administration. The State Government/Union Territory
Administration is the first responder in Human Wildlife Conflict situations.
As per information received from the State of Uttarakhand, a “Human–Wildlife Conflict
Mitigation Cell” has been constituted in the state. Under this mechanism, systematic work is
being carried out for the identification, monitoring, and resolution of situations arising due to
human–wildlife conflict, along with documentation and maintenance of relevant records and
data. Further, with the assistance of the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, the exercise for
the estimation of the leopard population has been completed in the State.
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