# Uttarakhand sees 46% of wildlife conflict deaths since 2020 2026-08-13T13:31:54+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Nearly half of all human deaths from wildlife encounters in Uttarakhand since 2000 occurred between 2020 and 2025, according to a study by Prof. Vishwambhar Prasad Sati of Mizoram University. The state recorded 954 fatalities in 25 years, with 438 in the last six years. Leopards caused the most deaths (548), followed by elephants (230) and tigers (106). Meanwhile, a separate Wildlife Institute of India report found that human deaths from elephants in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu hit a five-year high of 130 in 2023-24. Elephant deaths also rose from 38 to 50 over the same period. ## Coverage - newindianexpress.com - hindustantimes.com Tags: elephant corridor, forest policy, Human-wildlife conflict, leopard attacks, Uttarakhand, wildlife deaths Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-saw-46-of-human-wildlife-conflict-deaths-since-2020/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/uttarakhand-saw-46-of-human-wildlife-conflict-deaths-since-2020/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.