Kerala government's wild animal population control move triggers concerns

Kerala government’s wild animal population control move triggers concerns

The Kerala government’s decision to seek measures for controlling the wild animal population, especially tigers, citing overpopulation as the reason for rising man-animal conflicts, has triggered concerns among environmentalists who fear a move for massive culling by hushing up the real causes. It is in the backdrop of the back-to-back instances of tiger attacks in […]

Oh, deer! After wild animal causes car accident, Kerala man loses way in forest at night, covers 20 kms on foot before...

Oh, deer! After wild animal causes car accident, Kerala man loses way in forest at night, covers 20 kms on foot before…

Image of a deer used for representation. Photo : iStock Thrissur: If not on a trekking venture at a charted tourist spot, travelling through the forest could be demanding. One could easily get lost, or even encounter wild beasts on the way. Yet, that is exactly what a native of Chalakudy in Kerala’s Thrissur did […]