Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Human-Wildlife Conflict at the Wildlife Institute of India–Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (WII-SACON) in Coimbatore and launched the National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal.
The Centre of Excellence was announced by the Prime Minister during the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL).
The Centre will serve as a national hub for research, innovation, policy support, capacity building, and scientific management of human-wildlife conflict.
The National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal will improve data management, knowledge sharing, and decision-making for conflict mitigation across India.
The first edition of "Current Status of Human-Wildlife Conflict in India: An Overview" was also released, highlighting the country's conflict trends and emerging challenges.