Chennai, Dec. 21 -- The Government of Tamil Nadu today launched an AI-powered Commandand Control Centre for Human-Wildlife Conflict Management in the Gudalur Forest Division of theNilgiris District, marking a transformative step in the State's approach towards managing human-wildlife conflict through scientific, technology-enabled and community-oriented interventions.
The Gudalur Forest Division, inaugurated last evening, represents one of the most complex andconflict-prone landscapes in Tamil Nadu.
The region comprises fragmented reserve forests interspersed with tea, coffee and spice plantations,private landholdings and dense human habitations, while also forming part of historical elephantmovement corridors.
Increasing habitat fragmen...