Thursday, January 01, 2015

India: Changing the nilgai's name as a management strategy

The nilgai is a common crop pest in India. Religious connotation of the antelope’s name stymies management of the species. So efforts are being made to change its name. 

A nilgai electrocuted by a live wire protecting a crop field.

 A nilgai electrocuted by a live wire protecting a crop field. Photograph: Rom Whitaker
Read more in the Guardian blog India Untamed

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