Bird smugglers continue brisk business

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.

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PFA Delhi - Rescue 500 Parrots

500 Alexandrine and Ring-necked parakeets rescued in Delhi.PFA Delhi under Saurav and Gaurav Gupta rescued 500 parrots from a roadways bus in Ghaziabad . One smmuggler Ashraf has been arrested under the Wildlife Protection ACt 1972  and one smuggler Shakeel Khan escaped. Case registered in Police Station Masuri. Bus Number UP 21 N 5883.

440 parrots rescued from bus in Ghaziabad

Baby Alexandrine parakeets in trade NEW DELHI: People For Animals (PFA) rescued 440 parrots while they were being transported on a bus in Ghaziabad on Friday. The birds, stuffed in four cages, were being taken to Delhi's Jama Masjid area from where some of them would have been transported to Jaipur. About 60 of them were found dead or died soon after being rescued. The condition of another 60-70 was said to be critical.

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Forest department nabs dealers, rescues parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)

CHENNAI: Till Monday, Senthil Kumar, a vegetable vendor at the Koyembedu wholesale market was a proud owner of a pair of Alexandrine Parakeet birds. The 28-year-old youth feeds them, speaks to the pair and provided everything to comfort the parrots. But, his unmatched love towards the pet birds could land Senthil Kumar behind the bars, as Alexandrine Parakeet is a scheduled bird under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. A sleuth from the Department of Forest rescued the parrots and framed charges against him two days ago.

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Rare birds seized from city shops

Captured Alexandrine parakeets. Photo: Pratiksha

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Forest Department in a drive on Thursday recovered 320 birds of rare species from the capital's Katabon and the outskirts Tongi.

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