Tree felling by road project displaces reptiles and birds

As over 12,000 trees are being chopped along the Kakarbhitta-Laukahi section of the East-West Highway, animal habitats are being destroyed.

Conservationists are worried about the habitat loss, which has affected various species of wildlife, mainly reptiles, due to road widening along the Kakarbhitta-Laukahi section of the East-West Highway. They claim the extensive tree felling and human encroachment have driven reptiles and birds away, scattering them throughout the area.