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- The Kerala State Human Rights Commission has directed the Forest and Wildlife Department and the Local Self-Government Department to take coordinated measures for a permanent solution to human-wildlife conflict.
- The commission ordered the State to strengthen early warning and response mechanisms instead of relying mainly on chasing away wild elephants, erecting fences and paying compensation after attacks.
- The panel suggested mapping wildlife movement routes and hotspots under continuous surveillance, using tools such as camera traps, sensor-based warnings, drones, mobile alerts, solar fencing and trenches.
- The Chief Secretary has been directed to submit an action-taken report to the commission within 30 days.
- The matter matters because existing measures to reduce human-wildlife conflict in Keralam have not produced the desired results, leaving lives and livelihoods at risk.
What to watch next
- Content of the Chief Secretary's action-taken report due within 30 days
- Outcome of the commission's next sitting in Kozhikode next month
- Deployment of technology-driven early warning systems in specific conflict zones
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