Published on : 09 Nov 2025, 5:53 am

The forest department of Madhya Pradesh has spent 11 days in herding out 913 blackbuck and nilgai from revenue lands in Shajapur district of the state in order to mitigate human-wildlife conflict.

The department commissioned an expert team from South Africa who used a helicopter to herd the herbivores towards boma enclosures made from grass and green netting walls and then captured them without any human contact.

These herds, once gathered in the desired area, were then sent to the Rani Durgavati Tiger Reserve, Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Gandhisagar Wildlife Sanctuary and Kuno National Park.

“There are an estimated 15,000 blackbuck and nilgai on revenue land which has no forests. They pose a risk to farmers and their crops. After receiving c

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