First Elephant And Now A Leopard Dies After A Train Hits Them As Animals Continue To Pay The Price For Development
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. The death of an elephant last week had evoked strong angry reactions from everyone.
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.
Maharashtra: A leopard died in Mul town of Chandrapur district, after being hit by a train, today. pic.twitter.com/t0lWQO9KlF
¡ª ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2019
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.
I know you will find it painful & schocking. But such things are happening & require our attention. FD team reached location on time, provided medical help also. We don't know much about internal injury. A team stayed near him in night. Video to ponder. pic.twitter.com/DNZUzNfjN2
¡ª Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) September 28, 2019
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.
And he¡¯s passed away .. probably a good thing as he was really suffering and beyond a point of cure .. hope this can lead to some serious thought and scrutiny for further prevention of such accidents ..RIP ?? @PiyushGoyal @PiyushGoyalOffc @RailMinIndia @RailNf @moefcc @PMOIndia https://t.co/InHfqx5Ovw
¡ª Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) September 28, 2019
It is high time authorities realise that treading into these animals' territories is wrong and there should be better alternatives for development.
