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53 parakeets rescued, five persons arrested by forest department
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The Parakeets come under Schedule lV of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
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The Parakeets come under Schedule lV of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The Tamil Nadu Forest Department rescued 53 Alexandrine parakeet chicks and arrested five persons as a part of a surprise operation on Sunday in the city. The birds were found to have been traded illegally.
Officials from the department said that they initially rescued around 11 parakeets from two persons near Santhome and based on information from them, found 40 parakeets kept in a house of Mohammed Ramali, a resident of Royapuram. Two more persons were also arrested from the Muscanchavady market in Broadway for engaging in the illegal trade of the birds.
53 parakeets rescued in Chennai
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Forest Department officials arrest five persons
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Forest Department officials arrest five persons The Forest Department rescued 53 Alexandrine parakeet chicks and arrested five persons as part of a surprise operation on Sunday in the city.
The birds were found to have been traded illegally.
Officials from the department said that they initially rescued around 11 parakeets from two persons near Santhome and based on information from them, found 40 parakeets kept in a house of Mohammed Ramali, a resident of Royapuram. Two more persons were arrested from the Muscanchavady market in Broadway for engaging in the illegal trade of the birds.