OVER the last decade much has been written about India being the stray dog and rabies capital of the world. The free-roaming dog population in India was estimated to be an astounding 60 million dogs in 2014 and there are now daily reports of stray dog attacks on citizens. However, what has largely gone unreported and even ignored is another unwitting victim of the country’s free-roaming dog population —wildlife. What is being reported is only the tip of the iceberg as attacks are documented almost entirely by chance by wildlife photographers and tourists.
An Invasive. . .