Haryans’s Sultanpur & Bhindawas get Ramsar sites tag
Taking note of the loss and degradation of wetland habitat for migratory waterbirds, Iran's coastal city Ramsar city hosted the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in 1971.
The black-necked stork whose beak had got stuck in a plastic ring was on Friday set free after treatment in Sultanpur National Park, Gurugram.
The black-necked stork was rescued two days ago in order to relieve a rubber ring which had lodged itself around its beak and was
preventing consumption of food. The forest minister, Rao Narbir Singh, set free the bird after treatment in Sultanpur National Park, Gurugram.
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Giving details, an official spokesman said the stork was observed by some bird watchers on June 7 with its beak stuck in a plastic ring in
Basai village. A team of the Wildlife Department rushed to the village where it had been spotted, rescued and treated the bird.
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Singh said birds of this kind of species were becoming extinct and should be saved. A bird watcher posted the photo of the injured bird
on his facebook wall and the wildlife, the team did a commendable work in saving its life.
The whole process to save the bird took about 150 hours. Now that the ring has been removed, and treatment given to the
bird, it is quite normal and has been set free, the minister added.
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