BITE BACK: Animals are ‘mad as hell’ as humans continue to transgress nature’s boundaries
Wild boars also raise hackles across most of continental Europe, damaging well-manicured lawns and golf courses from the French Riviera to the Baltic.
AFP: The pandemic and climate change is testing as never before the delicate balance of human co-habitation with the natural world… Pandemic lockdowns have brought a new-found freedom to many wild animals, allowing them to wander into the heart of cities.
With half the world’s population locked down last year, social media was full of images of wildlife reclaiming the streets, from herds of wild sika deer wandering through metro stations in Japan to packs of jackals congregating in the centre of Tel Aviv in Israel…
Here is a look at some at some other recent examples:
In Australia, mice forced the evacuation of hundreds of inmates from a jail after they gnawed through ceiling panels and wiring… along with reports of patients bitten in hospital, destroyed machinery and swarms running across roads en masse…
A herd of elephants which has wandered off its reserve in Yunnan province in China has made headlines around the world, with 3,500 people in their path evacuated from their homes and hundreds of trucks deployed to keep them away from densely populated areas…
An elephant stuck his head through Kittichai Boodchan’s kitchen wall in western Thailand on Sunday night to nose through his larder for a midnight snack… the elephant knocked a hole through the wall, creating an opening reminiscent of a drive-through restaurant window…
Wild boars also raise hackles across most of continental Europe, damaging well-manicured lawns and golf courses from the French Riviera to the Baltic, where they have become notorious for venturing into residential areas looking for food. SOURCE…
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