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Syllabus panthera

Syllabus panthera Maharashtra's innovative scheme for protecting its carnivore population and managing growing human-animal conflict brings much needed hope at a time when the entire country is incensed over dwindling tiger populations. The Maharashtra forest department (mfd) has created five wild carnivore rescue teams (wcrts) to handle emergency situations when animals enter revenue lands with human habitation. It's important to understand the reasons behind a carnivore getting into such areas