Kerala High Court Summons Officials Over Human-Animal Conflict; Report Highlights Preventable Elephant Deaths

The Kerala High Court has summoned top officials over the death of a tribal resident amid recurring human-animal conflicts in Kannur district, calling such losses a failure of governance. Concurrently, a Kerala Forest Department report to the National Green Tribunal revealed 77 preventable wild elephant deaths in six years due to illegal electric fencing, train collisions, and traps. While natural causes remain the primary factor, human-induced threats pose growing conservation challenges in the state.