`Owl Smuggling is on the Rise in India'


New Delhi, Apr 29: Owl smuggling is on the rise along the Indo- Bangladesh border. These nocturnal birds are in demand for their eyeballs which are supposed to have high medicinal value.

This illegal trade came to light recently when the BSF officials seized one such consignment in Murshidabad.

In Kacharipara, Sarkarpara and Gopalpur ghat areas in Nadia and Jalangi in Murshidabad owl-trapping has become almost a cottage industry.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India, has now written to the Chairman of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau-Ministry of Environment and Forests asking him to immediately issue directions to forest officials to prevent poaching, and also initiate appropriate educational programmes to bring in awareness amongst people to protect this hapless species.

  

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