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- Kerala's Forest department has identified 273 local government bodies across the state as human-wildlife conflict zones, with nine classified as very high risk, including areas in Wayanad and Idukki.
- The government announced that compensation for those killed or losing livelihoods in wildlife attacks will rise by 50%, and a new insurance scheme will be introduced for people living near forests.
- Other measures include special adalats in August for faster compensation disbursement, faster no-objection certificates for farmers, 25 additional Rapid Response Teams, 100 rescue teams with 500 new recruits, and panchayat presidents being authorised to permit culling of wild boars.
- The Centre has also agreed in principle to consider amending the Wildlife (Protection) Act to shift the bonnet macaque from Schedule I to Schedule II.
What to watch next
- Final classification of conflict zones after the detailed ground-level assessment
- Disbursement of the 50% higher compensation and the new insurance scheme for forest fringe residents
- Centre's decision on the proposal to shift the bonnet macaque from Schedule I to Schedule II
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Named India · Divya S. Iyer · Forest Department of Kerala · Government of India · K. Biju · K.M. Shaji · P. Pugazhendi · Rajesh Ravindran · Shibu Baby John
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