RONNIE DSOUZA, Chandor
We must ask ourselves why animals like gaurs, leopards and monkeys are increasingly entering villages from forests and mountains. The answer is clear: human greed has destroyed their peaceful homes by cutting down trees and damaging natural habitats. Our environment is in grave danger, and Mother Earth is responding with earthquakes, climate change and other warning signs.
Yet, we continue to harm the planet for money, forgetting that wealth is meaningless without clean air, rain and fertile land to grow crops and sustain life. Real estate agents, builders and politicians often fail to recognise the value of trees, rivers and ponds. Even snake habitats are being destroyed, and then we blame animals for coming into our villages while humans act worse than animals themselves.
Excessive greed harms not only the environment but also our health and mental peace. It is time to respect nature and live in harmony with it before it is too late.
