With growing human populations overlapping with forests that are rich wildlife habitats, increasing interactions between people and animals are inevitable. Rural communities of India are known for traditionally being tolerant of wildlife, and accepting of the presence of animals as a part of their daily lives. However, this fragile state of affairs is quick to erode when people incur heavy and consistent losses of livelihood – including crops, property and livestock, or sometimes human life, due to wildlife.
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