NANDKUMAR KAMAT, Navhind Times
June 30, 2008
The human and wildlife conflicts in Goa were predictable. Ideally both need to coexist peacefully by respecting each other's territorial limits. In a small and rapidly developing state of Goa, the members of the wildlife have no place to survive or hide as human interference is destroying their normal habitats and privacy.
Similar problems are affecting Goa's border areas. There is not enough food left in the fragmented wilderness. It was a pity to read the post mortem report of a young leopard caught and killed at Agassaim. The veterinary surgeon declared that it was without food for at least four days. Naturally just to look for food it had strayed into the village. It had no intention to attack or kill the humans. Wild animals do this only in self-defence and that too only when they feel totally vulnerable.
The rural areas of Bicholim were tormented by four leopards recently. A leopard had even chased a motorcyclist. A leopard was trapped in a house in Miramar two years ago. It was found to have crossed the river Mandovi at night. Several pythons and cobras have been caught from settlement areas and have been released in the wild. But, the people out of fear have killed many. A female leopard was spotted in the Goa university campus as recently as May this year and an alert was issued for the residents.
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