There's a spurt in the spotting of wildlife beyond their places of habitation in Goa. The incidents at Sinquerim and Agaciam are recent ones. Others point out how they are seeing animals and birds they never saw before. A colleague from Madkai (Ponda taluka) says the villagers are coming across peacocks for the first time. This happened after an industrial estate was set up on a local hill, though the connection if any is not quite clear.
Would it be accurate to say that the destruction of the habitat has led to wildlife moving into human areas? Wildlife enthusiasts here are taking such a point of view, but the forest officials don't agree. FN PS: Sadly, the foxes which the village I stay in (Saligao) was once famous for, have vanished within my living memory. As schoolkids, we would often cross a fox standing in the fields en route to Parra. On a quiet night, we would hear the foxes howling ... and the elders would frighten us about their presence. My daughter will have to live only with narrations. Comments and other perspectives welcome. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
