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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Maroosha Muzaffar

Wildlife camera traps used to spy on and harass women in Indian national park, researchers say

Wildlife camera traps and drones in one of India’s best-known forest reserves are being misused to spy on women, researchers say.

Forest rangers in Jim Corbett National Park in the northern state of Uttarakhand intentionally fly drones over local women to intimidate them and prevent them from collecting natural resources to which they have a legal right, a research paper, published in the journal Environment and Planning F, warned.

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