As per reports the wildlife animals particularly remain on prowl to attack the people in many areas of Ganderbal including Lar, Waliwar, Manigam, Wurpash, Wussan, Mamar, Thune and Gund areas.
The wildlife animal attacks particularly that of Bear have increased. Both the people and their livestock have been attacked due to which many were injured in the attacks and residents also suffered heavy financial losses.
"We are continuously living under the threat of bear attacks which have injured many people seriously in the past few months", Muhammad Ismail, a local resident said. He added that the people fear to move out of homes and the children were reluctant to go out and play due to the fear of attacks by wildlife animals.
The local residents alleged that the Wildlife department is, "acting as a mute spectator'' even as it was brought to their notice that the bear often stray into the residential areas.
The residents said the wildlife department was "ill equipped and understaffed" to deal with the increasing incidents of man-animal conflict in the district.
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