The Goa government will look into the demand of farmers to declare certain wild animals as vermin, state forest minister Vijai Sardesai said on June 10.
Several farmers from Sattari and Sanguem talukas of Goa have been demanding that animals like monkeys, wild boars and peacocks be declared as vermin (harmful and objectionable) as they were damaging crops, thus causing losses to them.
These animals cannot be killed as they are covered under the Wildlife Protection Act.
The farmers have demanded that these animals be declared vermin for a certain period of the year.