Berhampur, Sep 15: Berhampur University will undertake a long-term study on the human-wildlife conflict in the entire stretch of Eastern Ghats in Odisha.
The study has been commissioned by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), an official said on Sunday.
The project on ‘Intervention Models for Socio-Ecological Reconciliation of Human-Wildlife Conflicts in the Eastern Ghats in Odisha’ will relate to four different animals — elephant, blackbuck, leopard and snakes.
Sources said the ICSSR has sanctioned Rs 2 crore for the project.
The Department of Environmental Science of the university in collaboration with MDS University, Ajmer, XIM University, Bhubaneswar, and Centre for Youth and Social Development (CYSD) will carry out the study.
Berhampur University will provide policy recommendations to the central and state governments for implementation of the socio-economic and technological models for reconciliation of the conflict between humans and wild animals in the area.
