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Human wildlife conflict and wildlife crime

Conflict between people and wild animals, compensation for the loss, and wildlife crime: poaching, seizures and the trade in live animals and their parts. Prelims has asked which of a set of animals, the star tortoise among them, are found naturally in India.

Foundation note: Human wildlife conflict: what the Act allows, who pays, and the crime bureau

UPSC has asked

Prelims 2013: species found naturally in India, including the star tortoise

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Conflict

Centre of Excellence on Human Wildlife Conflict

Prelims and Mains

The Centre of Excellence is the national hub set up by the Environment Ministry for research and policy on human wildlife conflict, paired with a National Human Wildlife Conflict Portal that pools conflict data from the States.

What changed

10 Jul 2026BriefThe Ministry asked it to take up the three hardest cases first: tigers outside reserves, leopards and elephants, with measures specific to the area and the species. PIB, 10 Jul 2026: National Workshop held to deliberate on Challenges, Innovation and Collaborative Solutions for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management (opens in a new tab)

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