Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC)
Source: Indian Express
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Why in the News?Wayanad is experiencing unrest following an incident where a radio-collared wild elephant pursued a 47-year-old man and fatally trampled him within a fenced property located in a residential zone.
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- Government data for 2022-23 recorded 8,873 wild animal attacks, of which, 4193 were by wild elephants, 1524 by wild boars, 193 by tigers, 244 by leopards, and 32 by bison.
- Of 98 reported deaths, 27 were due to elephant attacks.
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