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This project is based on an animal deterrent system aimed to reduce human-wildlife conflict harmlessly and sustainably. Current methods are either ineffective or lethal, which is why this system incorporates three types of harmless deterrents for four different species of animals along with tele-operational movement and machine vision. The project can be divided into four parts which were divided amongst the four group mates only to be integrated successfully later. The parts are as follows: animal deterrents, machine vision, Telemetry, and GUI. Each part was implemented after extensive research and thorough comparison of the components to be used. Once each part was completed, a seamless integration took place where all parts smoothly integrated with each other. This is necessary because the GUI controls the movement, and the machine vision detection sets off the deterrents. This was followed by professional engineering practices and UN’s SDGs. It was highlighted that the project followed all professional engineering practices of BEM in all aspects like safety, health, social, cultural, and law. The project also strongly adheres to SDG 15 “Life on Land” and SDG 12 “Responsible Consumption and Production”. Following this, the project’s timelines were shared in the form of Gantt charts and its financial aspects and potential commercialization was discussed in the form of a business model. Lastly, the results of the project were analysed, and challenges, limitations, and future enhancements were identified and elaborated.