Overview

• Law Minister P. Rajeeve said the proposal would let the Chief Wildlife Warden authorize killing, tranquilising or capturing animals in defined emergencies, including attacks causing serious injury or animals found in public places.
• If the State Assembly passes the bill, it would require the President’s assent under Article 254(2) because it alters a central law.
• NALSA launched its 2025 scheme to deliver legal aid, compensation and faster redress to victims of human–wildlife encounters, with a focus on marginalised communities.
• Supreme Court judges urged an ecocentric approach, and the Attorney General recommended linking the Biodiversity, Forest and Disaster Management laws to build a workable framework.
• Speakers cited rapid urban and industrial expansion into forest edges as a key driver of conflicts, and Kerala has already classified such incidents as a state-specific disaster.