Coimbatore : In a tragic incident, a jungle cat that attempted to cross the busy Salem-Kochi highway near Karumathampatti was run over by an unidentified speeding vehicle, here.
Coimbatore : In a tragic incident, a jungle cat that attempted to cross the busy Salem-Kochi highway near Karumathampatti was run over by an unidentified speeding vehicle, here.
The carcass of the animal was found early this morning along the road near the Tamil Nadu Engineering College. With the highway connecting the State with the nearby State of Kerala, controlling the speed of vehicles is an impossible task. However, activists have requested authorities to prevent smaller mammals being hit on these roads at night and in the wee hours of the morning.
The jungle cat, also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat that inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps and rural areas where there is dense vegetation.
The carcass of the animal was found early this morning along the road near the Tamil Nadu Engineering College. With the highway connecting the State with the nearby State of Kerala, controlling the speed of vehicles is an impossible task. However, activists have requested authorities to prevent smaller mammals being hit on these roads at night and in the wee hours of the morning.
The jungle cat, also called reed cat and swamp cat, is a medium-sized cat that inhabits foremost wetlands like swamps and rural areas where there is dense vegetation.