Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 1:58 
Fortune telling is cruel on parrots.Officials have launched a crackdown on fortune-tellers for cruelty to parakeets, which are covered under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Monday, June 3, 2013 at 12:01 
Fortune teller parrots lead misarable lives. Image by Subhadip ThakurHYDERABAD: The city's 'soothsayers' seem to be afflicted by a spell of bad luck, with the forest department officials deciding to crack the whip on them for caging birds. In a series of rescue operations conducted across the city, around 22 rose-ringed parrots were seized from these 'fortune tellers' who use these birds to draw customers and supposedly predict their future.
Friday, April 5, 2013 at 4:51 
Alexandrine parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
INDORE: The city has become less chirpy due to the disappearance of parakeets. These birds commonly seen in green covers like parks and gardens have become a rare sight.
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 5:02 
Stuck at the roofing of a shopping centre, this parakeet has known better days. Image: Bob van Keulen
It wasn't the best of days for this Ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) at Leidsenhage shoppingcentre.
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 13:39 
A flock of Alexandria Parakeets that were rescued from smugglers and taken care of by the Zoo authorities being taken to be released at Kambalakonda Reserve Forest in Visakahapatnam on Wednesday. Photo: C.V.Subrahmanyam As many as 175 of the 214 parakeet hatchlings, which gained the ability to fly, were released at the Kambalakonda sanctuary here by the Conservator of Forests A. Bharat Kumar on Wednesday.
