Bengaluru: The national highway NH766 connecting Kollegal in Karnataka to Kozhikode in Kerala is approximately 272 kilometres in total length. It traverses the renowned Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. It was designated as a national highway in 1989 and is a spur road of the national highway 66. The highway passes through the dense forests of the Western Ghats for 19.7 kilometres and the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
Joseph Hoover anguished over the development: Joseph Hoover, a journalist turned wildlife conservationist is also a former member of the Karnataka Wildlife Board. He is concerned over the new development and says: "There is a raging debate about NH766 being opened for night traffic, allowing vehicles to traverse the core area of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Honourable Supreme Court of India has banned traffic between 9 pm to 6am, as Bandipur is an inviolate area and critical habitat for the tiger...
...Wild animals fall prey to speeding vehicles: We would want people to realise that elephants, tigers, wild dogs, deer, reptiles and nocturnal birds... have been run over by speeding vehicles which ply towards Wayanad, Calicut, Gudulpet...
...A pregnant elephant was killed by a truck: In December 2022, a pregnant elephant was killed by a truck. People investigating the accident were in tears when a calf was recovered from the womb of its dead mother during post-mortem. The calf would have been born a week later. But an errant truck driver snuffed out two lives...
...Forests belong to wildlife species: These pictures should dissuade us from seeking the right to travel 24/7 inside protected areas. Let's remember that the forest belongs to wildlife species. We are intruding into space", laments Joseph Hoover.
Inputs and Photos Courtesy: Joseph Hoover
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