India, Feb. 14 -- Down To Earth brings you the top environmental cases heard in the Supreme Court, the high courts and the National Green Tribunal

Kerala HC urges Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka to cooperate in resolving human-animal conflict

The Kerala High Court said the residents of those districts in Kerala that border forest areas "cannot be made to live in perpetual fear of animal attack on their person or property" and directed the Additional Chief Secretary, General Administration Department, Kerala to submit a plan within 10 days (on or before February 23, 2024). The plan should consist of immediate short-term steps that will be taken to prevent the straying of wild animals into human settlements in the Wayanad district.

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