- A key example of wildlife protection efforts.
- Control pests by eating insects, larvae, and small bugs
Negative Impact
- Peacocks feed on grains, paddy, and vegetables, causing financial loss for farmers, which triggers human conflict where the farmers poison or kill peacocks to protect their fields
- More peacocks lead to increased road kills as they cross highways
- Peacocks prey on snakes, reptiles, and lizards — population increase reduces these species, and they eat larvae, bugs, and caterpillars, threatening endangered butterflies.
- Excessive populations may compete with other bird species for food and habitat.
Source: The Hindu