International Union for Conservation of Nature India representative PR Sinha on Friday stated that the interference of humans with the environment has resulted in the extinction of many species of animals.
“India is home to a large range of flora and fauna. The country has a wide array of wildlife animals and birds that live in a diverse environment. The careless interference of humans with the environment has resulted in the extinction of many species,” Sinha said, while speaking at the training workshop for forest officers on the topic ‘Issues involved in Man-Animal Conflict – Strategies for Mitigation’, conducted at Amity University.
“Various active projects by Government and NGOs such as Project Tiger or Project Elephant are important and have benefitted the wildlife conservation to some extent,” he added.
Meanwhile, Amity Institute of Wildlife Sciences director Dr. N.P.S Chauhan linked human-wildlife conflict upon the high population growth rate.
“Tthere is an exponential growth of population which has been affecting the wildlife habitat. India has a varied and rich wildlife which should be both protected and conserved,” he said.
“Human-wildlife conflict and local dependence on forest resources is a growing problem. The conflict is not restricted to particular geographical regions or climatic conditions but is common to all areas where wildlife and human population co-exist and share limited resources,” he added.
During the two-day training workshop, various topics will be discussed including wildlife damage problems and control methods, ensuring long term conservation of tigers in Corbett landscape, human-elephant conflicts in India, community-based mechanism to mitigate human-carnivore conflict, amongst others. (ANI)