Keri: Officials of the Keri forest range rescued six plum-headed parakeets from two households where they had been kept in captivity.
The bird is listed under appendix II of CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). It is also listed in the Schedule IV of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Round Forester of Bicholim Pradip Sinari told TOI that they had received information about the birds being kept in captivity. “We explained to the family members that it is illegal to keep these birds in captivity. Presently, the parakeets are in our custody and our rescuers are taking care of them,” Sinari said.
Range forest officer of Keri, Shyamsundar Gawas, said that he has instructed his staff to “handover the birds to the Bondla zoo, as they are in need of treatment and rehabilitation”.
Officials who rescued the birds said that a pink-purple-headed male and a grey-headed female were kept as pets by causing damage to their wings. Besides these, four juvenile plum-headed parakeets were rescued from another house.
These birds are of forest and open Woodland and endemic to the Indian subcontinent. President of the Animal Rescue Squad of Bicholim, Amrut Singh, told TOI, “Keeping plum-headed parakeets in captivity is illegal as the bird is included in India’s protected species of birds list. Hence, it cannot be trapped or kept in captivity or sold. These parakeets were kept as pets.”
Plum-headed parakeets are known as talking birds and are in high demand as pets.
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