SMALL INDIAN CIVET KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT

A Small Indian Civet (Viverricula indica) was killed in a road accident on 16 Nov 2013 on Dharmawal-Paonta Sahib road (Shimla Bye-pass road) in Dehradun district of Uttarakhand, India. The road kill was estimated to be between 8:30 a.m to 10:30a.m. The blood stains on the road suggests that the Civet was hit and dragged atleast two metres ahead where it was found dead with broken head by a team of foresters who had gone on patrolling in the Timli range of Soil Conservation Division, Kalsi. 

MOTHER and CHILD MURDERED



Langur mother and child



A mother Langur (White monkey - Presbytis entellus) carrying her infant baby was hit by a vehicle in the early hours of the morning on a rather traffic-less road passing through a forest area. This road is otherwise busy and animals don't bother to cross during daylight. Man is always in a big hurry, but expects animals to wait even in their original right of way.



Langur child



Langur mother

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Python road kill in National Park



Python after road kill dumped on a river bank

This is a photo of a Python which was killed by a tourist vehicle in a famous National Park. The authorities removed the carcass and threw it on a riverside, where you can see the maggots doing their work of decomposition. It is not clear what was the vehicle which could kill a big python, without the vehicle itself being upturned. Since I found it very late, there was no point in searching for the wheel tracks.



Maggots on the same dead python

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Humans killing animals - Hill fox - killed in road accident at Nainital

Another victim of human negligence. This photo is of a Hill Fox (Red fox) Vulpus vulpus montana from Nainital highway, which is a hill station in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, India. The roads are mountainous and winding. The vehicle speed usually is around 30 kmph only. Still, drivers do not care for crossing wildlife. These accidents occur especially in the early morning hours, when these otherwise nocturnal animals would be returning home before day break.

Himalayan palm Civet- road killed in Nainital

Himalayan Palm Civet - road kill at Khairna, Nainital

Another animal not allowed to cross the road. What is the big hurry, my dear driver? I just required another second to cross.

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Road kills - An accidental wildlife crime which can be avoided

Monitor lizard road kill on Sitabani road

How many animals do we kill due to our overspeed and negligence? These animals were there before we made roads. Allow them to cross first. This photo was taken in a highway through the forest near Corbett National Park, India. It is a monitor lizard (Veranus) not able to cross the road before getting hit by a vehicle, eventhough it was early in the morning and the traffic was very less. I will be posting more of these soon to show that these are not rare occurrences. Follow this blog for mor proof.