5 nets seized, 1 bird rescued
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, January 10 2021:
Volunteers of Joint Coordination Committee on Wildlife & Biodiversity, (JCCWB) Manipur seized five bird catching nets and one sickly bird from Ikop Pat, today.
JCCWB is a conglomerate of several wildlife organisations based in Manipur and today's drive was mainly conducted by volunteers of People for Nature (PFN) Thoubal and WBCC Manipur.
By the sideline of the drive, JCCWB convenor Romesh Ningthoujam, also a general secretary of WBCC Manipur, said that laying a trap at a wetland to catch birds is a punishable offence under the Wildlife Protection Act.
He then appealed to all to help in protecting the wild birds and animals and their habitats.