Archive · 25 Nov 2025
UP Sugarcane Fields Fuel Man-Animal Conflicts
In Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, there are more and more fights between people and leopards.
This is happening because there are more sugarcane fields, which leopards like to live in.
Also, tigers from nearby forests are pushing leopards into these fields.
People are also dumping cow carcasses, which attracts leopards.
The government is trying to fix this by building rescue centers and moving leopards to other places, but it's still a big problem.
Uttar Pradesh is setting up rescue centers for leopards and tigers to manage human-animal conflicts.
Bijnor's sugarcane fields have seen a 25% increase in area since 2016, attracting more leopards.
Leopard attacks in Bijnor have risen significantly, with over 30 human deaths in 2023.
The relocation of Gujjar herders from Corbett Tiger Reserve has increased tiger numbers, pushing leopards into Bijnor.
The ban on cow slaughter has led to carcass dumping, attracting leopards and increasing conflicts.
- Who
- Residents of Bijnor, leopards, and tigers
- What
- Increasing man-animal conflicts in sugarcane fields
- When
- Escalating since 2016, with significant incidents in 2023
- Where
- Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, near Uttarakhand's tiger forests
- Why
- Expansion of sugarcane fields, relocation of Gujjar herders, and cow slaughter ban leading to carcass dumping
- Location
- Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh
- Time Period
- 2016-Present
- Leopard Attacks
- 30+ deaths in 2023
- Leopards Captured
- 100+ in 2023
- Sugarcane Area Increase
- 25% since 2016
- Conflict-Affected Villages
- 320+ in 2023
- Gaushalas in Bijnor
- 83 (as of 2023)
- Tiger Numbers in Corbett
- Increased from 71 to 109 (2013-2017)
