57 parakeets rescued

The birds were rescued and taken Coimbatore Forest Range Office for assessing their health and rehabilitating them.

The Rose-Ringed parakeets that were rescued at Ukkadam in Coimbatore on Monday.

A team of non-governmental organisation activists and Forest Department officials on Monday rescued 57 Rose-Ringed Parakeets that were being kept for sale here.

Environment Conservation Group received information that parakeets were being sold on the roadside near Ukkadam. A team led by its president R. Mohammed Saleem accompanied by a Forest Department team found a woman selling the parakeets. She had confined the birds in a small cage. The birds were rescued and taken Coimbatore Forest Range Office for assessing their health and rehabilitating them.

Those having information about such birds being kept illegally can contact the department in the following numbers: District Forest Office, telephone no: (0422) 245 6911 or Saleem, mobile no: 97878 78910.