Bison creates havoc in tea garden in Jalpaiguri.Byline: ANI Jalpaiguri (West Bengal West Bengal: see Bengal. West Bengal State (pop., 2001: 80,176,197), northeastern India. It is bordered by Nepal and Bangladesh and the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya and has an area of 34,267 sq mi (88,752 sq km); ), July 22 (ANI): After hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" of struggle and putting up a good fight, forest officials on Wednesday, trapped and tranquillised a bison that ventured out of its wild habitat and instilled fear amongst villagers in Kadambani tea garden of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. The bison was found running through a village in the vicinity of the tea garden, destroying whatever came its way. The scared villagers called the forest officials who after hours of chasing were able to trap the beast. The forest officials present on the spot said that bisons venture out of the forest mostly during the dry season in search of fodder. But this time it could be because of the long dry spell and lack of food for the herbivore herbivore: see carnivore. herbivore Animal adapted to subsist solely on plant tissues. Herbivores range from insects (e.g., aphids) to large mammals (e.g., elephants), but the term is most often applied to ungulates. . "Natural time for bisons to venture out of the jungle is March and April because that time it is very dry," said Proloy Kumar Dey, veterinary doctor, forest department, Jalpaiguri. The 'gaur' or the Indian bison is an endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. and found mostly in protected sanctuaries. Its habitat is threatened by human encroachment hence forcing them to venture into villages in search of food. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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