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A study by NCBS highlights how urban waste and intentional feeding drive the street dog crisis, necessitating a shift in waste management and urban planning to ensure multi-species coexistence.
The study, 'The Indian street dog crisis and multi-species coexistence in tropical urban futures', was published in Nature Cities. It identifies food subsidies from garbage and intentional feeding as primary drivers of urban dog population growth and human-animal conflict.
Q. Discuss the challenges of managing urban stray dog populations in India. How can integrated waste management and urban planning contribute to multi-species coexistence?
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Keywords: Multi-species coexistence · Food subsidies · Urban planning · Zoonotic diseases · Waste management
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