Wayanad needs long-term recovery, not the happy response that triggers human-animal conflict

On February 17, Congress president Rahul Gandhi abruptly stopped the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, and traveled to his Lok Sabha constituency Waya In Wayanad, the story of conflict between animals and humans is unfolding in the local western plateau area. The ghats of northern Kerala have suddenly attracted national attention.

Wayanad: People intercepted the vehicle of forest officials during district-wide hatha event at Pulpalli in Wayanad district on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The ruling LDF, the opposition UDF and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called for Mahathir to seek a permanent solution to humanity's problems. -Animal clashes in Purpalli turned violent with protesters damaging a forest department vehicle and tying a cow that was killed in a suspected tiger attack earlier in the day to the vehicle. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_17_2024_000399B)(PTI) — Wayanad: People intercepted the vehicle of forest officials during district-wide hatha event at Pulpalli in Wayanad district on Saturday, February 17, 2024. The ruling LDF, the opposition UDF and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday called for Mahathir to seek a permanent solution to humanity’s problems. -Animal clashes in Purpalli turned violent with protesters damaging a forest department vehicle and tying a cow that was killed in a suspected tiger attack earlier in the day to the vehicle. (PTI Photo)(PTI02_17_2024_000399B)(PTI)

To be sure, Wayanad is not the only place in the country where skirmishes and even deaths between people occur. and reported the animal. Maharashtra’s Chandrapur is an area of conflict between humans and tigers; in the Indo-Gangetic plains, farmers complain the most about blue-green algae. In urban and semi-urban areas of the National Capital Region and Haryana, such as Gurgaon, leopards strike fear into the hearts of residents.

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