Pintail poacher

[JABIII]

The Ramanathapuram Wildlife Range officials on Thursday rescued eight pintail ducks from a poacher near Devipattinam. The forest officials said that the accused, K. Veeran, 58, had kept the migratory ducks captive and planned to sell them at a high price.

The officials caught Veeran with the birds during an early morning patrol. He was picked up for an inquiry. A wildlife case was booked against the accused. The offence was compounded and Veeran was let off after he paid ₹15,000. Later, the migratory ducks were released in the Therthangal bird sanctuary, said B. Jabez, Forest Range Officer of the Ramanathapuram Wildlife Range.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities...le38031503.ece

[JABIII]

Looks like India has some ducks this year...

Fewer migratory birds came to Odisha’s Chilika lake, the biggest waterfowl habitat in India this winter compared to the previous year, according to the annual bird census carried out in the lake January 4, 2022.

The census found that the lake hosted as many as 1,074,173 birds of 183 species this winter. These included 1,036,220 migratory birds of 107 species and 37,953 resident birds of 76 wetland-dependent species.

Chilika had hosted a record 1,242,826 birds of 190 species last winter. These had included 1,204,351 migratory birds of 111 species and 38,475 wetland-dependent birds of 79 species.

The 15.53 sq km Nalabana bird sanctuary area in the lake hosted the highest congregation of 358,000 birds of 97 different species this time. It had recorded 406,000 birds of 114 species last winter.

The annual bird census in the Ramsar site was carried out jointly by the Chilika Wildlife Division, Chilika Development Authority (CDA) and Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).

Over 100 enumerators, including experts, forest officials, and wildlife activists were engaged to carry out the bird count over the entire lake.

Experts said an increase in the water level of the lake due to untimely rains during November and December was one of the reasons for fewer birds taking shelter this winter.

Several migratory birds preferred to fly to the nearby cultivated lands this time as the water level in the lake continued to increase due to the prolonged rains, Sarat Kumar Mishra, assistant conservator of forest, Chilika wildlife division, said.

Bivash Pandav, director, BNHS, however said there was no actual ‘drop’ in numbers as the bird population of the lake was always fluctuating.

“There was no significant decrease of the bird population in the lake this time. The migratory birds that usually come to the Chilika, might have gone to the nearby wetlands due to the increase of the water level in the lake,” Pandav said.

The census showed that some 172,255 Northern Pintails, a type of duck, were sighted, the most for any bird species this year.

They were followed by Gadwalls (153,985) and Eurasian Wingeons (150,840). The numbers of Northern Shovelers, Tufted ducks and Red Crested Pochards declined this time, official sources said.

Some 2,000 Greater Flamingoes were sighted this time, compared to only 71 in the previous year, Mishra said. The increase of the population of the flamingoes was due to the restoration of mudflats in the bird sanctuary area, Mishra said.

Migratory birds — mostly from northern Eurasia, the Caspian region, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Lake Baikal and the remote areas of Russia and neighbouring countries — visit the Chilika every winter to escape the biting cold in their native areas and start their homeward journey before onset of summer.

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/...his-year-81006

[BigBrother]

Fuck.

Now my spot is going to be full of rubberheads now.

Thanks for putting it on the www for the world to see JAB.

[JABIII]

The internet kills...

[cajunwannabe]

Fuck.

Now my spot is going to be full of rubberheads now.

Thanks for putting it on the www for the world to see JAB.

How much for a non resident license?

[jws]

Sounds like India needs a revolution

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[BOGSTER]

Dang - I thought India was a big upland bird spot.

[jws]

Maybe thats why cyrus left us

[Swamp Rat]

A few years ago, I was trying to sleep on a cot in a drizzling rain, somewhere in the mountains of south central India. Up in the hills, we heard a single gunshot, which raised interest. Our hosts simply said "poachers". Some things are universal.

[Catdaddy]

I bet they have a shitload of Muscovies.

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[DJP]

It did not take a three year investigation?

[santee11]

Where is Cyrus? Did y’all run him off?