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Why did the snake cross the road?

We’re accustomed to see traffic snaking its way down a busy road….not a snake gliding across it!
Today as I drove down the road between the “Film” circle and the Panjim bus stand, I found that a couple of cars ahead of me had stopped. Was it an accident?
As I peered ahead, a magnificent brown snake came [...]

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Let us save our frogs—and ourselves

Summer is here, and monsoon winds are already blowing. In a matter of weeks, we in Goa will hopefully hear a familiar sound – the croaking of frogs in the fields and forests as they call to each other during their mating season.
Some of you may remember last year’s campaign to Save the Frog. Recently [...]

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What to do when you see a stray animal in distress

We were driving back from Baga yesterday night (11 pm), and somewhere near the Calangute Tinto, we noticed some stones had been placed on the road; as we drove nearer, we realised that they had been placed to protect a stray dog that had been hit by a speeding car, just 30 minutes earlier. The [...]

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Closer to God

I spent all of yesterday (All Souls’ Day) either on my way to, in, or returning from Dudhsagar. Its name literally means Ocean of Milk, but was surprised to see that there is also a local temple dedicated to Shri Dudh Sagar Prasann. So the mountain is also an object of worship, and deservedly so. [...]

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