Ketan Bhatikar was declared dead at the Dharbandora Primary Health Centre in the early hours after being brought from the Biodiversity area of Mollem. Authorities are investigating all possibilities, including a suspected snake bite.
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Goa’s Overlooked Eight-Legged Arachnids Need Attention; ‘Development’ Needs to go Hand-in-Hand With Ecology
At a recent MOG Sunday talk, Prof. Manoj Ramakant Borkar warned that road widening projects in Mollem have destroyed habitats critical to rare tarantula species, heightening the risk of local extinction. He emphasized the urgent need for balancing development with ecological preservation in Goa.
