Bengaluru: Human-wildlife conflict across Karnataka has killed 149 people in the past three years — accounting for almost one death every week. Most lives were lost in Virajpet (16 deaths) and Madikeri (12), both in Kodagu district.
The data was collated by the Forest Department from its 36 forest/ wildlife divisions between 2014-15 and 2016-17, Minister for Forests B. Ramanath Rai presented the data in the Assembly recently.






