Wadettiwar slams Maharashtra Govt over rising tiger, leopard attacks; questions Forest Minister

Nagpur, Nov 14 (UNI) Senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar on Saturday criticised the Maharashtra government over the increasing incidents of tiger and leopard attacks in Vidarbha, questioning Forest Minister Ganesh Naik's response to the growing human-wildlife conflict. Wadettiwar expressed concern over the deaths of farmers, agricultural labourers and other civilians in wildlife attacks in Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli districts, saying that the situation had become alarming as wild animals were increasingly entering human settlements. Referring to two recent incidents in Bhandara district, he said a five-year-old child was killed in a wildlife attack at Donad village in Lakhani taluka on…