Environment & Ecology

Bhupender Yadav Inaugurates Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict in Coimbatore

By TestNeeti Editorial TeamPublished Friday, 10 July 2026 2 min readSource: DD IndiaArticle 9 of 13

Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupender Yadav on July 10, 2026 inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Human-Wildlife Conflict at the Wildlife Institute of India-Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (WII-SACON) in Coimbatore, and launched the National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal. The CoE, announced by PM Narendra Modi during the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife, will serve as a national hub for research, innovation, policy support and capacity building for scientific management of human-wildlife conflict. Yadav stressed area-specific and species-specific approaches, including for tigers outside reserves, leopards and elephants, and urged mission-mode awareness campaigns. The National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal — a digital platform for data management and decision-making — was launched alongside the first edition of the publication 'Current Status of Human-Wildlife Conflict in India: An Overview'. MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh also attended.

Key Facts & Details

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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Human-Wildlife Conflict at WII-SACON, Coimbatore on July 10, 2026.
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He also launched the National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal, a digital platform for data management and decision-making.
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The CoE was announced by PM Narendra Modi during the 7th meeting of the National Board for Wildlife.
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It will be a national hub for research, innovation, policy support and capacity building on human-wildlife conflict.
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The first edition of 'Current Status of Human-Wildlife Conflict in India: An Overview' was released.
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MoS Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh attended; Yadav called for area-specific and species-specific conflict-mitigation approaches.

Deep Dive

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Yadav said 'coexistence and harmony, instead of conflict, should be the mantra of ecological sustainability.'
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The launch was followed by a national workshop bringing together policymakers, forest officials, scientists and technology experts.
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The CoE will focus on managing conflicts involving tigers outside reserves, leopards and elephants using modern technology.

Exam Focus

Where was the Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict inaugurated, and which portal was launched alongside it?

Exam Relevance & Angle

New named institutions and digital portals are testable environment GA. The CoE on Human-Wildlife Conflict at WII-SACON Coimbatore, the National Human-Wildlife Conflict Portal, and its origin at the 7th National Board for Wildlife meeting form a precise, examinable cluster.

Target Exams

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Background & Context

Human-wildlife conflict — negative interactions between people and wild animals, such as crop raiding by elephants or livestock attacks by leopards — has grown as habitats fragment and human activity expands, and successful conservation increases animal numbers. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Dehradun, and SACON (the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore) are premier research bodies under the Environment Ministry. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL), chaired by the Prime Minister, is the apex advisory body for wildlife conservation in India. A Centre of Excellence consolidates research, technology and policy expertise on a theme, while a national portal enables standardised data collection to guide evidence-based mitigation.