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Notifications and Advisories

MoEF&CC

  • The Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife(SC-NBWL) in its 60th meeting held on 05th January has approved the advisory for the management of Human-Wildlife Conflict(HWC) in the country. The advisory makes important prescriptions for the States/ Union Territories for dealing with Human-Wildlife conflict situations and seeks expedited inter-departmental coordinated and effective actions.
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  • Guidelines on managing Human Wildlife conflict including damage to crops. The Ministry from time to time has issued advisories/guidelines to States/Union Territories to deal with Human Wildlife Conflict. The Ministry has also received representations in this regard from various parts of the country. In continuation of the Advisory issued by the Ministry on 06.02.2021, the following guidelines are issued for the management of wildlife/mitigation of crop damage due to human wildlife conflict.
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Andhra Pradesh

  • Rules for payment of exgratia for injury or loss of human life, cattle loss and crop damage due to attack by carnivores in Andhra Pradesh state with compensation details.
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Chandigarh

  • Guidelines in case of Human Wildlife Conflict.
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  • How to deal with Monkeys.
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Goa

  • Guidelines prescribed by the Government of Goa for payment of compensation to the owners of the Cattle/Other properties damaged due to attack by Wild Animals.
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  • Goa and Daman& Diu forest code act.
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  • Compensation to farmers whose crops are affected due to natural calamities, wild animals and other damages as notified.
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Gujarat

  • Public Oriented Wildlife Management State Schemes.
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  • The Process for Scheme of Compensation for Death and Injury to Cattle.
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  • The Process for Scheme of Compensation for Injury to Human By Wild Animals.
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  • The Process for Scheme of Compensation for Human Death by Wild Animals.
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  • About increasing the amount of compensation in case of death/damage by wild animals.
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Haryana

  • Advisory on the cost of Impact Mitigation and Wildlife Conservation for the projects located in the vicinity of Protected Areas/Wildlife Sanctuaries/National Parks for consideration of the Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife.
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  • Construction of 6 earthen dams in district Yamuna Nagar, Haryana proposed, to reduce man-animal conflict due to the non-availability of water in Wildlife Sanctuary areas.
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Himachal Pradesh

  • SOP for Human-Leopard conflict.
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  • SOP for Human Tiger conflict on straying of Tiger into human habitation.
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  • Proposal to declare Rhesus Macaque as Vermin.
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  • Man-Animal Conflict Compensation details.
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  • Reporting Format to seek compensation by Wild animals.
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  • Protocol for Culling of Monkey.
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  • Order of Payment of incentive for Killing of Monkey.
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  • HP Monkey sterilization Programme.
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  • Notification for constitution of Rapid Response Team.
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  • Enhanced Relief rates due to losses caused to human beings and domestic livestock by wild animals.
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  • Inclusion of blue bull and exclusion of black bear from the list of crop damaging species.
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Jammu & Kashmir

  • Jammu And Kashmir Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1978.
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Karnataka

  • Overall information, which also provides a strategy framework at the end of the document.
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  • Compensation for human deaths hiked from 5 lakh to 7.5 lakh.
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  • Karnataka Cattle Trespass act mentioned in Karnataka Forest Act.
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  • Claim ex-gratia relief for crop damages, injuries, death etc through e-parihara app.
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  • Government Orders Regarding Compensation For Damage Caused Due To Wild Animals.
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  • For the property damage by elephants.
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  • For permanent disability caused by wild animals.
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  • For injury caused by wild animals.
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  • For domestic animal death caused due to wild animals.
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  • For crop damage from wild animals.
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  • For human death caused due to wild animals.
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  • Corrigendum issued by the government for Solar Fencing.
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Kerala

  • Kerala Captive Elephants (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012.
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  • Conditional Shooting of crop raiding wild Boars - Amendment order.
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  • Kerala Rules for Payment of compensation to victims of wild animals 1980.
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Maharashtra

  • SOP for Monkey Langur conflict management.
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  • SOP for Gaur conflict management.
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  • SOP for Sloth Bear conflict management.
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  • SOP for Snake.
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  • Details of compensation related to Human and cattle loss due to attack of Wild animals.
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  • Details of compensation related to crop loss due to attack of Wild animals.
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  • Guidelines for Snake Rescue and Release in Maharashtra.
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Meghalaya

  • Human-Wildlife conflict measures taken by the state government with ex-gratia paid due to it through various schemes.
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  • Details of Animal Rescue centres.
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  • Activities of the Wildlife Wing which mainly include the strategy to reduce Human-Wildlife conflict.
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  • Ex-gratia payment to victims of wildlife depredation for loss of life, loss of limbs or injuries causing permanent disability and damage/loss of crops and property including livestock.
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  • The Meghalaya Wild Animals and Birds Protection (Amendment) Act, 1972.
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  • Compendium of State Forests Acts and Rules.
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Mizoram

  • The revised rates of ex-gratia grants as approved by the Government.
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Odisha

  • Human-Wildlife interface in Odisha and measures are taken to mitigate it.
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  • Wildlife corridors in Odisha (Elephants).
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  • SOP for emergency situations due to wild animals in Human populated area.
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  • The rate of compassionate payment due to depredation by specified wild animals under provisions of Wildlife (Protection) (Odisha) rule, 1974.
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Sikkim

  • Guidelines for dispensing compensation for life/property losses during human-wildlife conflict (HWC).
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  • Perspective Management Strategies of WPAs of Sikkim which also include Human-Wildlife conflict.
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Tamil Nadu

  • Forest department have initiated measures that benefit both the wildlife and local human communities, enabling mutually beneficial co-existence.
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  • Wildlife conservation and management including Human-Wildlife conflict mitigation and compensation details (Page No- 195).
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  • Payment for Compensation for damages caused by wildlife.
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  • Rapid Response Teams established in Udhagamandalam, Krishnagiri, Tirunelveli, Coimbatore and Gudalur.
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  • Pilot project on "Beehive fences to deter crop-raiding elephants" in Coimbatore Forest Division (Revalidation).
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  • Resolving Human elephant conflict through remote-based technology in Coimbatore.
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  • Many other Government Orders related to Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation.
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  • Linking cases of “human-animal conflict” with “Disaster Management” vide G.O Ms No..141 E&F, FR.6. dated 25.11.2016.
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Uttarakhand

  • SOP to deal with emergency arising due to straying of tigers.
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  • SOP for active management towards rehabilitation of tigers from source areas at the landscape level.
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  • SOP to deal with tiger depredation on livestock.
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  • SOP to deal with orphaned abandoned tiger cubs and old injured tigers in the wild.
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  • SOP for dealing with tiger death.
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  • Management of Human Elephant Conflicts.
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  • Standards-Norms-for-Elephant-Rehab.
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  • Captive Elephant Guidelines.
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  • Man-Animal Conflict Compensation details.
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Uttar Pradesh

  • The Uttar Pradesh government has brought the human wildlife conflict under the ambit of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) by declaring it a ‘State Declared Disaster’. this will be bringing such incidents under the ambit of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to ensure better coordination and relief during such mishaps in the state.
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West Bengal

  • Procedure for Processing application Form for claiming Ex-gratia Compensation due to Wildlife Depredation.
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  • Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with emergency arising due to straying of wild animals in Human Dominated Landscapes of West Bengal.
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  • Raising of fences by Sal posts.
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  • SOP to deal with Human Casuality/Human injury caused by Wild Animal.
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  • SOP to deal with carcass of major wild animals in West Bengal.
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  • Imposition of Sec.144 of Cr.PC during straying of wild animals outside forest areas.
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  • General Advisory for mitigation of death of Elephants by train accidents under South-Eastern Railway in West Bengal.
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  • Advisory for anti-poaching duties during Dol/Holi and related festivity.
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  • Advisory on wild life depredation in tea estates of North Bengal.
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  • Rapid Response Force in Kolkata.
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  • Government order by the Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of WB, Dept of Forests regarding revision of payment of compensation for the loss of life and property due to depredation by the wild animals which has been revised by the state government.
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