Government to declare destructive animals as Vermin
What will be the fate of the Peacock and Gaur? The government has been toying with the idea of declaring destructive animals as ‘Vermin’ to allow farmers a free hand in taking necessary steps to prevent crop damage. Agriculture is the main form of livelihood for the goans, especially those natives who live in remote […]
Poaching Endangered Wild Animals
Goa has a huge forest cover which houses a variety of wild animals, big and small. Many of these wild animals are hunted down for various reasons. Wild animals like Meru (cervous unicolor), Pisay (mouse deer), Bhekare (barking deer) and animals like Shekaro (Malabar Giant Squirrel) and Sheryo (Pangoline) are not spared by the hunters […]
