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Leopard Birth Control Program - Maharashtra
November 21 , 2025
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- The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) approved a leopard birth-control (sterilisation) project in Maharashtra.
- It will be India's first leopard birth control programme.
- The pilot will be carried out in Junnar forest division (Pune district) on five female leopards using an immuno-contraceptive method.
- The sterilisation will use dart-administered immuno-contraception to temporarily control fertility.
- The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) reviewed the proposal and supported a controlled, scientifically monitored trial.
- The programme aims to reduce human–leopard conflict in sugarcane belt areas like Junnar and Shirur.
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