In a move to resolve increasing man-animal conflict, especially those causing damage to crops, the Environment Ministry said on Monday that it had sought reports from the States to declare certain animals whose population is high as vermin for a limited period. Once declared vermin, that particular species can be hunted without restriction.
Farmers in distress “We had issued a circular in this regard earlier also. In areas where farmers are facing huge problems due to animals, there is a procedure to declare animals like blue bull and wild boar as ‘vermin,’ for a particular period of time,” said Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar.
