M. Muslim Chowdhury, Srimangal (Moulvibazar) Correspondent //

Some wildlife is dying almost every day while crossing the road. Among them are rare species of animals. Most of them are nocturnal animals. They are brutally losing their lives by being crushed under the wheels of speeding vehicles and being crushed by the wheels of trains while crossing the road and railway at night.

On Tuesday (February 11), 3 wildlife animals including a forest cat and a gandha gokul from Lawachhara forest were crushed by the wheels of a vehicle on the Moulvibazar road in Srimangal. However, this mortality rate is highest on the road passing through Lawachhara Park.

Not only on the road, the bodies of animals are often seen lying inside the forest. I think they are hit by a vehicle on the road and die in the forest. Not only on roads and railways, wildlife is also dying on open electric lines.

Sajal Dev Swapan, director of the Wildlife Service Foundation, said that on Tuesday, two geckos and a forest cat were crushed to death by a car wheel in separate places in the Kalapur area on the way from Srimangal to Moulvibazar. The bodies of the animals were recovered and handed over to the Forest Department after receiving information.

In 1996, the 1,250-hectare Lawachhara was declared a national park to preserve biodiversity. This park is home to many rare and endangered trees, plants and animals worldwide. A 6.5-kilometer upazila connecting road passes through this forest rich in biodiversity. In addition, there is about 8 kilometers of railway. In addition, several animals are losing their lives every day on regional roads and railways due to cold and food shortages. Animal lovers have been protesting for a long time to stop this procession of deaths, but nothing has been done.

Chairman of the Wild Animal Service Foundation, Sitesh Ranjan Deb, said, “Not only on the roads, but also in the forests, dead bodies of animals are often seen lying inside the forests. I think they die in the forests after being hit by vehicles on the road. Not only on roads and railways, wildlife is also dying on open electric lines. Rare species of bats and monkeys are dying on power lines stretched inside the forests. In this way, at least 3-4 animals are dying every day.

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