Advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management

January 7, 2021

The National Board of Wildlife recently approved advisory for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management.

About the Advisory

The advisory empowers the Gram Panchayats to deal with problematic wild animals according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
It encourages to use the crop compensation allocated under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana against crop damage due to human-wildlife conflict.
The Inter-Departmental Committees at state and local level should adopt early warning systems and dedicate circle wise control rooms. They should operate toll free numbers that could be operated 24/7.

Caracal

Apart from providing the advisory the National Board of Wildlife has also included Caracal into list of critically endangered species. Caracal is a medium sized wild cat found in Currently there are twenty-two wild life species under the programme for Critically Endangered species.

What is the Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered Species?

It is one of the three components of centrally funded scheme Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats. The programme was started in 2009. The Critically Endangered species included under the Recovery Programme for Critically Endangered Species are as follows:

Snow Leopard
Bustard (includes Floricans)
Solphins
Hangul
Nilgiri Tahr
Marine Turltes
Edible Nest Swiftlet
Dugongs
Asian Wild Buffalo
Manipur Brow-antlered Deer
Nicobar Megapode
Vultures
Malabar Civet
Asiatic Lions
Indian Rhinoceros
Swamp Deer
Jerdon’s Courser
Norther River Terrapin
Clouded Leopard
Arabian Sea Humpback Whale
Red Panda

What is Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat?

It was launched during the eleventh five-year plan. The Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitat is an ongoing Centrally sponsored scheme. The three main components of the programme are as follows: