Really very sad. Please see this video from my state showing that how Mother Elephant is carrying dead body of baby elephant considering it alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0dFH0N8U84 regards Pankaj Oudhia On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:52 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > Pankaj Oudhia ji...i came to know from TV news just now...that the > angry elephants have already started taking their revenge. > They have destroyed many houses in the nearby villages.... > > the surviving members of that herd stayed near their dead relatives > till dawn...and now they are entering human habitations causing > destruction. > > i think it should be made mandatory for the trains to blow the whistle > whenever passing through such elephant zones, and the trains should > run very slowly to prevent such ghastly accidents... > > railway should abide by the wildlife rules and regulations. > > Shantanu. > > > On Sep 24, 12:03 am, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]> wrote: > > Now the elephants will take revenge. It is inevitable. Many times I think > > that in railway track there must be some alarm when train is approaching > > atleast four to five kilometers at every point throughout forest. > Elephants > > are intelligent and by hearing mild sound, a loud sound for them, they > will > > keep distance with track for time being. Lets hope that innovators from > > Gupta ji's NIF, Ahmadabad will think over it. > > > > regards > > > > Pankaj Oudhia > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:25 AM, Shantanu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yes Pankaj ji.....fences cannot be set up in elephant corridors...they > > > need to move from one part of the forest to other for food. It has > > > been observed that most of these accidents, take place at night, when > > > the elephants are out foraging.... > > > > > in this incident,one of the seven elephants was dragged for more than > > > 400 metres before the train stopped. Two babies and three female > > > elephants, one male tusker and a juvenile died.... The West Bengal > > > forest dept officials have filed an FIR against the railways, because > > > the speed limit of 25 kms have been crossed. > > > > > and there has been a sudden spurt in elephant deaths after the line > > > was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge in 2004. > > > > > Actually this is a vital railway-link between north Bengal and Assam. > > > But in that case, the trains should restrict their speed to 25 km per > > > hours while passing through the sensitive eleplant corridors. > > > > > Please check this link for more info on this mishap.... > > > > >http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article790867.ece > > > > > Shantanu. > > > > > On Sep 23, 10:53 pm, Smita Raskar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Very Sad :( > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > -- > > > > Smita raskar > > > > M.Sc.(Botany), B.Ed. > > > > Biology Teacher > > > > Home: > > > > 308 Disha Residency, > > > > Salaiwada,Sawantwadi > > > > Phone (02363) 274153 > > > > Mob.9422379568- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -
