(IN): 25 Himalayan Griffon Vultures & a Dog mowed to death

[Guest guest]

Guwahati: 8th February' 2010

 

 

25 Himalayan Griffon Vultures & a Dog mowed to death

 

 

Killer Trains of India do it once again.25 (twenty five) Himalayan Griffon

Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) & a Dog which were feeding on a cattle carcass

on the tracks mowed to death by a steel monster 45 kms from Guwahati city in

Assam.Worst- the Railway authorities would not even bother to note/ report

this incident till 4 days later on 8th feb (today) locals alerted the Forest

department and they reached the site of the massacre.Only 2 birds were been

found seriously injured and are being treated at a nearby center.

Imagine 4 days unattended, how many could have survived??

 

 

Azam Siddiqui

 

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[Guest guest]

Dear Azam,

Thank you for posting this news item.

 

I have intimated noted ornithologist Rajat Bhargava about this. You can also

get in touch with him directly at rajat_avi

 

I am sending a message to Dr Asad Rahmani of Bombay Natural History Society

who is an expert on vultures.

 

This incident has also been brought to the attention of a birdwatcher

colleague of mine in Cambridge and I have requested him to pass the message

to international bird groups so that some appeal can be sent to the Indian

Railways to be more sensitive to wildlife and animal casualties.

 

Major birding groups in India have also been alerted. I assume that major

conservation groups in North East India are now aware of this. If this a

major recurring problem, maybe the Wildlife Institute of India should be

informed as well.

 

If you need any further help, please do not hesitate to talk to me.

 

Good wishes,

 

 

On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:24 PM, azam24x7 <azam24x7 wrote:

 

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> Guwahati: 8th February' 2010

>

> 25 Himalayan Griffon Vultures & a Dog mowed to death

>

> Killer Trains of India do it once again.25 (twenty five) Himalayan Griffon

> Vulture (Gyps himalayensis) & a Dog which were feeding on a cattle carcass

> on the tracks mowed to death by a steel monster 45 kms from Guwahati city

> in

> Assam.Worst- the Railway authorities would not even bother to note/ report

> this incident till 4 days later on 8th feb (today) locals alerted the

> Forest

> department and they reached the site of the massacre.Only 2 birds were been

> found seriously injured and are being treated at a nearby center.

> Imagine 4 days unattended, how many could have survived??

>

> Azam Siddiqui

>

> --

> http://www.stopelephantpolo.com

> http://www.freewebs.com/azamsiddiqui

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