India, Oct. 7 -- Several wild animals feared displaced in north Bengal floods

The sad part is, innocent wildlife and domestic animals are having to bear the brunt of humanity's environmental mistakes, with climate change and intense weather events increasingly threatening them, especially the most vulnerable.

The devastating floods in Punjab not only wreaked havoc on human settlements but also caused immense suffering to animals-both domestic and wild-and more recently the floods in North Bengal caused devastating consequences for species like rhinos, leopards, Indian bison (gaurs), and elephants. According to reports, heavy rainfall, exceeding 300 mm in a single day, led to swollen rivers like the Mahananda, Jaldhaka, and Teesta, subme...