Amid a rise in leopard-human conflicts across Nashik district, MP Rajabhau Waje has written to Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Bhupendra Yadav, seeking approval for a dedicated Leopard Safari and Conservation Project in the region. The MP has also raised the issue before the Centre, urging immediate intervention to ensure human safety and ecological balance.

“The leopard issue is not merely about wildlife management but about human safety, ecological balance, and social harmony. My effort is to transform fear into trust again,” Waje said in a statement, adding that both long-term and short-term measures were being pursued to address the crisis.

According to official data, more than 35 people have died and 62 have been injured in leopard attacks between 2021 and 2025

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