this is sad!! In Rajaji also such accidents have happened in past. Pankaj
On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 10:30 PM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > I am sure many members of this group are wildlife-enthusiasts and > animal lovers, and even if not then also ....you will be shocked to > know that Wednesday night, a speeding goods train crushed 7 elephants > when the herd was crossing the line near Binnaguri in the Jalpaiguri > district of West Bengal. > > Two babies were stuck in the tract, and five adults came to rescue the > calves , and all were knocked down by the goods train. > > Five elephants died immediately on the spot, and other two succumbed > to death on Thursday morning... > > More than 20 elephants have died in little more than a year in this > area of Bengal, which is considered to be an important elephant > corridor. > > The train was running at 70 kms per hour, while the speed limit was > restricted to a maximum of 40 kms per hour. > > In India, the elephant population is depleting fast due to poaching, > habitat destruction and train accidents. > > Shantanu. > > -- *********************************************** "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) Research Associate Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project Department of Habitat Ecology Wildlife Institute of India Post Box # 18 Dehradun - 248001, India
