Human-wildlife conflict : Parliamentary panel backs AI, drones and GIS for mitigation

The Parliamentary Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on Wednesday discussed the use of modern technologies, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), artificial intelligence (AI), drones, radio telemetry and predictive analytics, to strengthen the country’s response to human-wildlife conflict, as the Centre looks to adopt more technology-driven approaches to reduce increasing encounters between people and wildlife.