Archive · 8 Jun 2025
Kerala Seeks to Amend Wildlife Act to Manage Human-Animal Conflict
Kerala wants to change a law about protecting wildlife.
They're asking the government to let them kill animals like tigers, leopards, and wild boars that hurt people.
Many people in Kerala have been hurt or killed by these animals.
The current law makes it hard to stop these attacks quickly.
The government wants to be able to protect people by controlling the number of dangerous animals.
They want to declare wild boars as pests and change rules about certain monkeys.
The aim is to make it easier to deal with animals that threaten people's safety and property.
Kerala seeks to amend the Wildlife Act to allow killing of dangerous wild animals.
Wildlife attacks, including tiger, leopard, and wild boar, are a significant issue in Kerala.
From 2016-17 to 2024-25, 919 deaths and 8,967 injuries were recorded due to wildlife attacks.
Kerala aims to address legal constraints that prevent timely action in conflict situations.
The state wants to declare wild boars as vermin and remove bonnet macaques from Schedule I.
- Who
- Kerala government wants the Wildlife Act amended.
- What
- Kerala seeks to amend the Wildlife Act to allow killing of wild animals posing a threat.
- When
- From 2016-17 to January 31, 2024-25.
- Where
- Kerala, India
- Why
- Due to increasing human-wildlife conflict and existing legal constraints.
Those concerned about wildlife conservation
Kerala government and affected citizens
Approach to Wildlife Management
Those concerned about wildlife conservation
May oppose the killing of protected species unless there is a critical threat to human life.
Kerala government and affected citizens
Supports allowing the killing of dangerous wild animals and declare wild boars as vermin.
- Number of deaths in wildlife attacks
- 919
- Number of injuries in wildlife attacks
- 8,967
- Number of village local bodies identified as hotspots
- 273 out of 941
- Year of the Wildlife (Protection) Act
- 1972