Video: Hundreds Of Birds Killed, Nests Destroyed After Tree Cut To Broaden Highway In Kerala
NDTV
Shocking visuals of a tree being cut in Kerala's Malappuram in broad daylight has left the internet angry.
In a tragic incident, hundreds of birds were killed and their eggs and nests were destroyed after a tree was cut and removed to widen the National Highway in Kerala's Malappuram district. The video of this sad incident was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service (IFS) officers, Parveen Kaswan and Susanta Nanda on Friday, September 2. Everybody need a house. How cruel we can become. Unknown location. pic.twitter.com/vV1dpM1xij For reaching our home early,We destroy the homes of our co habitats permanently☹️Via @k_sallap pic.twitter.com/O0lAdhYe6f
In the caption, Mr Kaswan wrote, “Everybody need a house. How cruel we can become. Unknown location.” Mr Nanda along with his video wrote, “For reaching our home early, we destroy the homes of our co-habitats permanently.”
The 44-second video was posted eight hours ago and so far, has amassed 7.25 lakh views and over 8,000 retweets. The video has angered the netizens as well as environmentalists. The video shows a bulldozer brought down a tree, where hundreds of newly-hatched Indian Cormorant chicks were living and died as it came crashing down. The spectators present at the location were shocked to see the dead birds.
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