State loses much of its forest cover to encroachments

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State loses much of its forest cover to encroachments [1]

It Has Led To Several Man-Animal Conflicts And Forest Fragmentation

Pune: Around 72,463 hectares of forest land in the state has been encroached upon, that has led to several man-animal conflicts over the last few years and also forest fragmentation.

Publication Date:

17/06/2013

Author(s): Neha Madaan [2]

Source: Times Of India (Pune) [3]

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[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
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