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Kerala Forest Department has proposed using Indian Air Force helicopters to relocate captured Schedule I animals, including tigers and leopards, from conflict hotspots to secure forest habitats. However, the move has sparked debate over its ecological and economic feasibility
Cage was installed at a house about two weeks ago after the leopard killed several poultry birds on the property
The project will be implemented under the State government’s 100-day action programme; govt. has entrusted Wildlife Institute of India with conducting carrying capacity study of forests in Wayanad in view of large number of human settlements located close to forest areas
The animal had spread panic among residents of Tathengalam, Thenkara and Mezhukumpaara in the district