India, June 23 -- Farmers in Rajasthan say stray bulls, wild boars, nilgai, camels and donkeys are damaging crops and making cultivation increasingly expensive.

A study across five districts found that roaming animals increased farmers' risk of crop loss by up to 44%, while crop protection measures have doubled.

State fencing subsidies have helped some farmers, but wire barriers and electric fencing are creating new risks for chinkara, blackbuck and other wildlife.

Farmers say stricter cattle trade rules, limited shelter capacity and rising protection costs have worsened the stray animal crisis.

Ramavatar Chaudhary farms around 2.5 hectares with his two brothers in Nangal Bawla village in Rajasthan. Last year, he could not sow pearl m...