(IN) The Great Indian Hornbill seized frm the house of a German National!

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This Great " Indian " Hornbill ( the Buceros Bicornis is internationally known

as Great Hornbill or Two-horned Calao) is being confiscated and then taken

to a zoo of questionable quality?

 

I wonder if this confiscation will benefit the animal's welfare at all? If

this bird has lived for 12 years at someone's house...

 

 

Edwin Wiek and Founder

Wildlife Friends Foundation (Thailand)

 

www.wfft.org <http://www.wfft.org/>

edwin.wiek

tel (+66) 8-90600906

 

Wildlife Rescue Center - Kao Look Chang

Mobile Wildlife Clinic - South-east Asia

Pileated Gibbon Rehabilitation - Chanthaburi

Thai C.R.R.U. (Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit)

 

 

 

 

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aapn [aapn ] On Behalf Of

Radhika Singh

Friday, 10 July, 2009 1:00 PM

aapn

(IN) The Great Indian Hornbill seized frm the house of a

German National!

 

 

 

 

 

Well, nothing new in that! Our local birds such as the muniyas, make it as

far as The Netherlands.and several falcons such as the Shaheen Falcon to The

Middle East!!!!!!!! At least the poor Hornbill didn't have to travel out of

India! I am sure if several houses in the respective countries/continents,

are raided then am sure the officials would find birds enough to open up a

Zoo dedicated only to the birds!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Warm Regards

Radhika Singh

 

http://timesofindia

<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Earth/Flora-Fauna/Endange

red-bird-found-in-Auroville-home/articleshow/4754551.cms>

..indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Earth/Flora-Fauna/Endangered-bird-found-in-Au

roville-home/articleshow/4754551.cms

 

Endangered bird found in Auroville home

8 Jul 2009, 2202 hrs IST, PTI

 

PUDUCHERRY: Forest officials have traced a 'Great Indian Hornbill', an

endangered species of bird, to the house of a German national in

 

Auroville, an official said.

 

Instructions have been issued to department staff to seize the female bird

under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, a senior official of the Forest

Department at Villupuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu said.

 

The official said the German National Thomas was allegedly keeping the bird

in his home for nearly 12 years. On a tip-off the forest department

officials traced the bird to the German national's house yesterday.

 

A special cage was being got ready to take the bird to Vandalur zoo in

Chennai.

 

The bird is listed under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act and

keeping it without valid permission was violative of the Act, he said.

 

'The bird measures nearly 150 cms in height and its wings are so broad that

it had got to be handled carefully.The bird's beak is also too long. Such

types of birds will normally be seen in Western Ghats and they are

delicate', he said.

 

Auroville is outside the jurisdiction of Puducherry, a forest department

official here said.

 

 

 

 

 

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On 7/10/09, Radhika Singh <princess_rads10 wrote:

>

>

>

> Well, nothing new in that! Our local birds such as the muniyas, make it as

> far as The Netherlands…and several falcons such as the Shaheen Falcon to The

> Middle East!!!!!!!! At least the poor Hornbill didn't have to travel out of

> India! I am sure if several houses in the respective countries/continents,

> are raided then am sure the officials would find birds enough to open up a

> Zoo dedicated only to the birds!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Warm Regards

> Radhika Singh

>

>

>

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Earth/Flora-Fauna/Endangered-b\

ird-found-in-Auroville-home/articleshow/4754551.cms

>

> Endangered bird found in Auroville home

> 8 Jul 2009, 2202 hrs IST, PTI

>

> PUDUCHERRY: Forest officials have traced a 'Great Indian Hornbill', an

> endangered species of bird, to the house of a German national in

>

> Auroville, an official said.

>

> Instructions have been issued to department staff to seize the female bird

> under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, a senior official of the Forest

> Department at Villupuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu said.

>

> The official said the German National Thomas was allegedly keeping the bird

> in his home for nearly 12 years. On a tip-off the forest department

> officials traced the bird to the German national's house yesterday.

>

> A special cage was being got ready to take the bird to Vandalur zoo in

> Chennai.

>

> The bird is listed under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act and

> keeping it without valid permission was violative of the Act, he said.

>

> 'The bird measures nearly 150 cms in height and its wings are so broad that

> it had got to be handled carefully.The bird's beak is also too long. Such

> types of birds will normally be seen in Western Ghats and they are

> delicate', he said.

>

> Auroville is outside the jurisdiction of Puducherry, a forest department

> official here said.

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I agree with what you say Edwin.

Although the law here in India suggests seizure of the animal from human

custody, but 99% of birds and animals find themselves confined to hell of a

worse kind- An Indian Zoo.

 

The Government has failed in all respects of sustaining the rescue and

Rehab centers it had built and started (in some places). In places where

they do not exist, by default are dumped in Zoos.

 

I personally would not initiate confiscating a wild pet bird from an Indian

home as of now because there is no hope of anything better for the animal

after its so called rescue in present day India.

 

 

Azam

 

On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 12:27 PM, Edwin Wiek <edwin.wiek wrote:

 

>

>

> This Great " Indian " Hornbill ( the Buceros Bicornis is internationally

> known

> as Great Hornbill or Two-horned Calao) is being confiscated and then taken

> to a zoo of questionable quality?

>

> I wonder if this confiscation will benefit the animal's welfare at all? If

> this bird has lived for 12 years at someone's house...

>

>

> Edwin Wiek

> Director and Founder

> Wildlife Friends Foundation (Thailand)

>

> www.wfft.org <http://www.wfft.org/>

> edwin.wiek <edwin.wiek%40wfft.org>

> tel (+66) 8-90600906

>

> Wildlife Rescue Center - Kao Look Chang

> Mobile Wildlife Clinic - South-east Asia

> Pileated Gibbon Rehabilitation - Chanthaburi

> Thai C.R.R.U. (Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit)

>

>

>

>

> _____

>

> aapn <aapn%40> [

> aapn <aapn%40>] On Behalf Of

> Radhika Singh

> Friday, 10 July, 2009 1:00 PM

> aapn <aapn%40>

> (IN) The Great Indian Hornbill seized frm the house of a

> German National!

>

>

> Well, nothing new in that! Our local birds such as the muniyas, make it as

> far as The Netherlands.and several falcons such as the Shaheen Falcon to

> The

> Middle East!!!!!!!! At least the poor Hornbill didn't have to travel out of

> India! I am sure if several houses in the respective countries/continents,

> are raided then am sure the officials would find birds enough to open up a

> Zoo dedicated only to the birds!!!!!!!!!!!

>

> Warm Regards

> Radhika Singh

>

> http://timesofindia

> <

> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Earth/Flora-Fauna/Endange

> red-bird-found-in-Auroville-home/articleshow/4754551.cms>

> .

> indiatimes.com/Health-Science/Earth/Flora-Fauna/Endangered-bird-found-in-Au

> roville-home/articleshow/4754551.cms

>

> Endangered bird found in Auroville home

> 8 Jul 2009, 2202 hrs IST, PTI

>

> PUDUCHERRY: Forest officials have traced a 'Great Indian Hornbill', an

> endangered species of bird, to the house of a German national in

>

> Auroville, an official said.

>

> Instructions have been issued to department staff to seize the female bird

> under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, a senior official of the Forest

> Department at Villupuram in neighbouring Tamil Nadu said.

>

> The official said the German National Thomas was allegedly keeping the bird

> in his home for nearly 12 years. On a tip-off the forest department

> officials traced the bird to the German national's house yesterday.

>

> A special cage was being got ready to take the bird to Vandalur zoo in

> Chennai.

>

> The bird is listed under schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act and

> keeping it without valid permission was violative of the Act, he said.

>

> 'The bird measures nearly 150 cms in height and its wings are so broad that

> it had got to be handled carefully.The bird's beak is also too long. Such

> types of birds will normally be seen in Western Ghats and they are

> delicate', he said.

>

> Auroville is outside the jurisdiction of Puducherry, a forest department

> official here said.

>

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