T. Mondal N. K.Verma, M. Gupta Saving ,animal, lives,natural, disasters 178-183 2 (5) September, 2026 Floods, cyclones, wildfires, landslides, avalanches and droughts are no longer once-in-a-generation events. They now return often enough that farmers in many districts plan their year around them. Every such event carries a second story that rarely reaches the headlines: the story of the animals.