Human Activities and Wildlife Behavior: Insights from Rudyard Kipling's the Jungle Book and Indian Conservation Challenges

Abstract Human activities such as tourism, agriculture,and urban development are leading to a disruption of wildlife behavior and ecosystems, particularly as human population expand into natural habitats. These human disturbances are causing animals to modify their feeding, migration, and reproductive patterns, primarily due to the fragmentation and destruction of their environment. This article examines the effects of these human actions on wildlife behavior, emphasizing the ethical challenges of human-wildlife interactions and the need for the sustainable practices that balance human needs with wildlife conservation. The analysis draws on the Indian context, using Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book as a cultural lens to examine the complex relationship between humans and nature. Kiplings portrayal of the jungles refers to the urgent conservation concerns facing India today. where habitat degradation and human activity—particularly tourism—are leaving species like tigers in danger. The article highlights the importance of ethical wildlife management and proposes strategies to mitigate human impact so that humans and wildlife can coexist. Keywords: - Wildlife conservation, human impact, habitat loss, The Jungle Book, Indian biodiversity, ethical wildlife management.