India, July 16 -- In a major bid to resolve the escalating ecological crisis, the Assam Government has initiated a comprehensive consultative process to develop a scientific and sustainable strategy for managing human-wildlife conflict across the State, with a particular focus on the human-elephant conflict and the rising monkey menace.

This was announced by Assam Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Jayanta Mallabaruah, following a high-level meeting with Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), senior forest officials, and key stakeholders at the Assam Legislative Assembly campus in Dispur. The discussions aimed to identify region-specific interventions, bolster inter-agency coordination, and draft a Standard Operati...