Safety net: C'garh forest dept plans to cover open wells to protect animals

IN a first, the Chhattisgarh forest department has initiated a move to ensure covering all open wells located in and around the forested terrain to protect wild animals from getting killed or maimed.

- EJAZ KAISER

In India, hundreds of wild animals, including leopard, jackal, civet, wolf, jungle cat, hyenas, elephant lves and bears, die every year after falling into such open wells.

ca Several animals sustained enduring disabilities to an extent that they are unfit to be released back into the wild and have to be kept either at a rescue centre or zoo as they cannot fend for themselves.