Saturday
Feb182012
Bird smugglers continue brisk business
Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 11:23 
The Parrots of India (click to enlarge)Despite the blanket ban on trade in bird species across India since 1990-91, hundreds of parrots continue to be collected and traded annually in the country.
tagged Loriculus vernalis - Vernal Hanging Parrot, Psittacula alexandri - Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula columboides - Malabar Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala - Plum-headed Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana - Derbyan Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria - Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula finschii - Grey-headed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri - Ring-necked Parakeet | in Conservation, Legislation, Poaching, Smuggling, Wild bird trade
Loriculus vernalis - Vernal Hanging Parrot, Psittacula alexandri - Red-breasted Parakeet, Psittacula columboides - Malabar Parakeet, Psittacula cyanocephala - Plum-headed Parakeet, Psittacula derbiana - Derbyan Parakeet, Psittacula eupatria - Alexandrine Parakeet, Psittacula finschii - Grey-headed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri - Ring-necked Parakeet | in Conservation, Legislation, Poaching, Smuggling, Wild bird trade