Centre rejects Kerala's request to declare wild boar as vermin
New Delhi/T’puram: Forest minister Shibu Baby John said on Wednesday that Centre rejected Kerala ’s request to declare wild boar as vermin after he met Union minister for environment and climate change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi.
Addressing a news conference, John said he submitted a 12-point memorandum highlighting Kerala ’s concerns over the escalating human-wildlife conflict in forest fringes and sought Centre’s intervention to ensure the safety of people living in the affected regions.
“We showed him maps indicating areas where the wild boar menace has spread beyond forest limits. However, he said we are still killing wild boars,” John said.
According to John, “Yadav said wild boar cannot be declared vermin. It will continue under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,” John said.
The requests in the memorandum include aerial translocation of conflict animals under Schedule I to interior forests by the Indian Air Force .
Addressing a news conference, John said he submitted a 12-point memorandum highlighting Kerala ’s concerns over the escalating human-wildlife conflict in forest fringes and sought Centre’s intervention to ensure the safety of people living in the affected regions.
“We showed him maps indicating areas where the wild boar menace has spread beyond forest limits. However, he said we are still killing wild boars,” John said.
According to John, “Yadav said wild boar cannot be declared vermin. It will continue under Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act,” John said.
The requests in the memorandum include aerial translocation of conflict animals under Schedule I to interior forests by the Indian Air Force .
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