In a bid to save the crops from nilgais (rohi) and wild boars, the state government has issued a resolution allowing farmers as well as firearm licence holders to kill the animals. The Environment Ministry has asked states which animal species they want to declare “vermin” and kill them. Not a long-term solution to human-animal conflict In contrast, when animals are hunted, some will be shot several times causing tremendous pain, but many others escape with one gunshot or flesh wound, and die later slowly. The Environment Ministry has asked states which animal species they want to declare “vermin” and kill for a certain period of time in an attempt to address damage to crops and other conflict with humans, but the move has been condemned by Union Minister Maneka Gandhi, wildlife and animal protection experts, and horrified members of the public. Ecological balance simply cannot be restored through the barrel of a gun. The killing of wildlife causes tremendous suffering and opens the door to the illegal wildlife trade, but does nothing toward providing genuine long-term help for farmers or others facing conflict. That’s because shooting animals fails to address the root cause of the matter, which is forests being torn down, and humans encroaching into animals’ homes, leaving animals with almost nowhere but human habitats to go and to venture into in search of food. If we have such a respect for cow why not other animals. WRITTEN BY POORVA JOSHIPURA | UPDATED: JUNE 10, 2016 1:07 PM and Homeblog