Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre said there is a need to regulate the population of some wildlife species owing to increasing incidents of human-wildlife conflict.
He said there is a need to consider measures such as sterilisation or administering injections to control the reproductive capacity of select wildlife species.
He said that while wildlife conservation is important, there is also a need to prevent loss of human life due to man-animal conflict.
Need for public debate
The Minister said that this measure is only a proposal, and that there should be a larger public debate on the issue.
