India, Feb. 7 -- Pune As no action has been taken by the ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) for more than six months after submitting the draft for the leopard sterilisation project, the Maharashtra forest department has been forced to put more efforts into raising awareness about the rising human-leopard conflict in Pune district.

Amol Satpute, deputy conservator of forests, Junnar forest department, said, "As of now, we haven't received any update on the leopard sterilisation project. However, the department is taking all possible measures to prevent the conflict situation in Junnar, which is benefitting the citizens in many ways."

In June 2024, the Maharashtra forest department had submitted a leopard steril...