Bird of prey became a prey...!!

Road kill on 25'th March 2010 at Agumbe-Guddekeri road, Karnataka.

Oriental scops owl ( Otus sunia )

This beautiful bird of prey became prey of superfast vehicle on Agumbe-Guddekeri road, which is approx. 8 km long road crossing through evergreen & semi-evergreen rain forest with scattered human habitation within it, which cutting it into disturbed forest patches. Lots other wild animals are getting killed on these roads regularly. So instead of only praying for their lives, we should lower down human speeds which is killing forests voraciously.

Killer Roads...!!

Road kill on 17'th December 2009 at Agumbe-Hosagadde road, Karnataka.

Small Indian Civet ( Viverricula indica )

I saw the civet first time ever in my life... & that was dead!! Thanks to PWD for making wide roads through forests & to superb drivers who are able to kill these wild animals so easily. Agumbe-Hosagadde is approx. 8 km long road crossing through evergreen & semi-evergreen rain forest with scattered human habitation within it, which cutting it into disturbed forest patches. Many poor wild animals are dying regularly while trying to cross the road in search of food, mate & better habitat. More & wider roads mean faster speeds which leads to more wildlife deaths. Planning a road through forests is akin to giving vehicles a licence to kill.