Stop Wildlife Poisoning

Dear readers,

Despite the on-going poisoning of birds, some smaller species survive unharmed by the direct poisoning particularly due to their mode of feeding.

Angola Swallow: I refer to them as ‘dirty’ Barn Swallows. They are however non-mogratory unlike the Barn Swallows.They are specialist insect eaters ‘on the wing’.

Winding Cisticola: they belong to the group of ‘grass dwellers’. They feed on grass seeds and tiny insects in the grass flower receptacles.

Malachite Kingfisher: common along water courses; irrigation channels in this case. It prefers insects in flight

Grey-headed Kingfisher: prefers woodlands bordering water courses but strictly feeds on insects in flight.

Diederick Cuckoo: also an insect eater; keeps off from the rice scheme.

Black crake: a wetland bird and may forage into the muddy pools in the paddy fields. Its shy nature preserves it from getting close to poachers or their baits hence avoiding poisoning.

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