Porcupines push Kashmir’s saffron to the brink
SRINAGAR: A stinging pest is on the hunt for Kashmir’s “red gold”. Farmers in Panpur are now living on pins and needles.In the saffron highlands of Pampur, about 15 kilometers southeast of Srinagar in Pulwama district, an unusual predator is devouring one of the region’s most prized crops. The burrowing Indian-crested porcupine, a nocturnal rodent, … Read more