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The Other Side Of Farming | 5-minute read
Every farmer has a snake anecdote. Of one such landowner here are a few true stories with a thoughtful hiss in the tail.
Loved and tended by 'his' village, Gangaram, the peaceful crocodile, made place for bathers and attacked no one. Similarly, no one assailed Gangaram and after his rich, long life, his village gave him a loving send-off.
She had terrorised the villagers. Standing crops were drying in the fields, cattle were starving.
Attempts to look for the cubs after Avni's death reveal how shoddy the operation was.
Tiger habitat in principle cleared near Nagpur for defence product manufactures. Where will the tigers go? Who cares?
Shrinking wildlife habitats are pushing the big cats into human settlements, putting both at risk.
Coexistence is never easy. It requires a lot of patience and mutual understanding.
Villagers are not evil, they are suffering massive losses as the tuskers' migration route is disrupted.