Development is a good thing that can happen to a country but it definitely comes at a cost. In a tragic incident, a leopard died in Mul town of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra, after being hit by a train. This development comes a week after an elephant met the same fate in West Bengal after being hit by a train.
Railway tracks run through forests intruding wild animals' already-depleting space and under the garb of development, we end up ruining these animals natural habitat. When these animals try to venture out into the limited space that if left for them, they end up dying for literally no fault of theirs.
The death of an elephant last week had evoked strong angry reactions from everyone.
IFS Parveen Kaswan had tweeted the heartbreaking video where an elephant can be seen, wounded beyond help, most of the flesh from its legs torn off, struggling to get on its feet.
Not that this wasn't depressing, the news of the jumbo succumbing to its injury sent shockwaves across animal lovers in the country.
Even celebrities like Randeep Hooda and Sonu Sood expressed their anguish and displeasure on the turn of events calling out for proactive measures in saving our endangered animals.
It is high time authorities realise that treading into these animals'?territories is wrong and there should be better alternatives for development.