Python, 35 wild birds rescued in Gazipur
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A python, 25 Munias and 10 Parakeets including Alexandrian and Rose Ringed Parakeets have been rescued during a raid in a weekly bird market at Tongi in Gazipur.
A python, 25 Munias and 10 Parakeets including Alexandrian and Rose Ringed Parakeets were rescued during a raid in a weekly bird market at Tongi in Gazipur.
As per Bangladesh Wildlife (Protection and Safety) Act 2012, trapping, selling, buying, consuming or caging wild birds is a punishable offence.
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A mobile team of Wildlife Division made the rescue while conducting a drive there, said Wildlife Inspector Asim Mallick of Dhaka Forest Department.