Koppal will change your idea of wildlife conservation

In the semi-arid landscape of Karnataka’s Koppal district in the Deccan Peninsula, often overlooked in conservation conversations, human-occupied land appears to play a vital role in supporting wildlife.

Livelihood practices such as open natural ecosystems (ONE) and low-intensity rain-fed farming and animal husbandry have played a key role in sustaining species such as striped hyena, sloth bear, blackbuck and Indian gray wolves in this region, according to a recent study.