Terry Suchma
09-01-2006, 07:50 PM
Protected birds die for decorating drums in India
Fri 1 Sep 2006 2:55 AM ET
By Bappa Majumdar
From Reuters News Agency:
KOLKATA, India, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of protected birds are being killed in India's West Bengal state to meet demand from drummers who want to decorate their instruments with feathers, officials and activists said.
Egrets, pheasants and herons as well as endangered open bill storks are being trapped illegally or shot by arrows ahead of two important Hindu festivals, which will be celebrated in late September and early October.
"We have learnt that drummers employed by organisers of upcoming festivals are using feathers of protected bird species for decoration," Ujjal Bhattacharya, West Bengal Chief Conservator of Forests, said on Friday.
Read more here:
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=B764172
Your Trusty Bird News Editor,
Terry
Fri 1 Sep 2006 2:55 AM ET
By Bappa Majumdar
From Reuters News Agency:
KOLKATA, India, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Thousands of protected birds are being killed in India's West Bengal state to meet demand from drummers who want to decorate their instruments with feathers, officials and activists said.
Egrets, pheasants and herons as well as endangered open bill storks are being trapped illegally or shot by arrows ahead of two important Hindu festivals, which will be celebrated in late September and early October.
"We have learnt that drummers employed by organisers of upcoming festivals are using feathers of protected bird species for decoration," Ujjal Bhattacharya, West Bengal Chief Conservator of Forests, said on Friday.
Read more here:
http://today.reuters.com/News/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=B764172
Your Trusty Bird News Editor,
Terry