Birds
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Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad Police and PFA Bust Chinese Manjha Racket, Apprehend Two for Illegal Sale
Ghaziabad : Ghaziabad Police and People For Animals (PFA), an animal welfare organization, apprehended two individuals involved in the illegal sale of Chinese Manjha (kite strings) in the Nandgram area of Ghaziabad. The authorities seized 20 spools of Chinese Manjha from their possession. Both suspects have been taken into custody. Gaurav Gupta, an official from People For Animals, revealed that…
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Travel
Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 10
Jakarta : For four hours I was lost in the maze of lanes of Pasar Burung, the famous bird market behind Pasar Pramuka in Jakarta Timur (East). Its more than 150 shops were not only home to lakhs of birds held in cages of all sizes, it also had a number of them selling bird feed—from insects dead and alive,…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 9
Where bird trade is legal Jakarta : I was introduced to the word ornithology in the early 1970s. This is when I read about India’s famous ornithologist and naturalist Dr Salim Ali. Called the Birdman of India, he not only introduced the system of bird surveys in the country but also went on to author many books on this subject.…
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