The most unfortunate and irreparable loss in wildlife attacks is the lives lost of people settled adjacent to forest-border districts. The second loss is the destruction of large amounts of crops. The only grace remains that the government pays compensation for the losses suffered. But hitherto, there was no clear standard regarding the minimum amount of compensation to be paid to the kin of a victim killed in a wild animal attack. Similarly, even if crops were destroyed, there were many obstacles to compensation, and it took a lot of time before the compensation reached the hands of those who deserved it. Different interventions made by the Supreme Court and the Central Government are finally putting an end to the dilemma surrounding compensation in wildlife attacks.

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