Photo: AFPPerhaps the most peculiar instance of human meddling in the habitat of animals is the affair concerning Eugene Schieffelin and the European starling. Consider the Indian blackbuck. The population grew, periodically bolstered by imports, and by around 1979 there were just short of 10,000 blackbucks in Texas. Consider the services offered by one ranch that pops up online when one googles for blackbuck hunting packages in Texas. Seen in the light of recent developments in India, and human decency in general, these packages seem absurd and insulting.

Source: Mint April 12, 2018 20:26 UTC