Reserve tag for Koppal forest to protect bears, leopards
- The state government has declared about 839 acres of bush and hillocks in the taluk as reserve forest to protect and conserve bear, leopard and other wild animals endemic to the region.
- In a bid to curb the man-animal conflicts, the Forest department had submitted a proposal to the district administration in this regard.
- In its proposal, the Forest department had highlighted the rising incidents of the man-animal conflict in the bushy forests of Indargi, Vanaballari, and parts of Gangavati taluk. It had placed camera traps at several places in the region to study the movement of wild animals. As many as 40 bears and four leopards were caught on camera trap.
