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Bison
creates havoc in tea garden in Jalpaiguri Jalpaiguri
(West Bengal): 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.
"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 and found
mostly in protected sanctuaries. Its habitat is threatened by human encroachment
hence forcing them to venture into villages in search of food. -July
22, 2009 Go
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