304 birds rescued in Savar
A team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Bangladesh Forest Department seizes 82 Spotted Doves (Spilopelia Chinensis) among 304 local birds from Kabirpur of Savar on Friday, December 23, 2016. Photo: Courtesy
A total of 304 local birds of different species were seized in Kabirpur of Savar today.
On information, a team of Wildlife Crime Control Unit of Bangladesh Forest Department seized the birds conducting a drive in Pagla Bazar area this morning, said Wildlife Inspector Ashim Mallick.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. The birds include 5 Ringneck Parakeet (Psittacula Krameri), Vernal Hanging Parrot (Loriculus Vernalis), 181 Tricoloured Munia (Lonchura Malacca), 82 Spotted Dove (Spilopelia Chinensis) and a Brahminy Kite (Haliastur Indus).
Later, the birds were released into Botanical Garden in Dhaka's Mirpur.
According to the Wildlife Act 2012, poaching, capturing, trapping and trading of wildlife is a punishable offence, said a press release.
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