By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
In the continuing man-animal conflicts in Uttarakhand, three more people have lost their lives in different incidents in the past three days.
A 30-year-old man died in a leopard attack in the Bhimtal area of Nainital district. The half-eaten body of Kamal Singh Bisht was recovered from the Bhimtal forests early Friday. Bisht, a resident of Bhadayuni village located near Kathgodam, had been missing from his home since late Thursday evening.
In yet another incident, a 50-year-old woman Hema Pandey was killed in a leopard attack on Wednesday in Jyoli village also in Bhimtal area.
In a different incident, a woman was killed in Tahat Bamathi village in Pauri district by two leopards on Thursday.
Angry people held protests in these areas demanding that the leopards should be declared man-eater.
Nearly 1,296 people have lost their lives since the year 2000 in Uttarakhand in the wild animal attacks which are causing havoc.
Replying to a question last year, Forest Minister Subodh Uniyal had stated that the government was making continuous efforts to prevent human-wildlife conflict, including the formation of quick response teams at the forest division level, frequent patrolling by departmental staff, animal rescue using cages and tranquilizers, public awareness campaigns, clearing bushes around villages, bio-fencing, and efforts to protect wildlife habitats.
A total of 6624 people were also injured in the attacks during the past 25 years, he said.
Uniyal said the state government is also conducting a study by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) on the changing behaviour of Bears whose attacks have spiked in Uttarakhand in September-December 2025.
Leopards, tigers, elephants and bears are considered most dangerous for such attacks on humans in Uttarakhand.