Father and son team up to protect India's 'green ones', long threatened by habitat destruction and the export market. It was painful to witness the lack of concern among locals over increasing ...

Volunteers of Animal Rescuers and Environment Conservation Group rescued as many as 35 munias ( Lonchura punctulata) and a pair of rose ringed parakeet from a 68-year-old woman who was selling them on ...

It all began a year ago. After fixing a clothesline at the balcony of his house in Velachery, A.R Akhileswaran did not trim the excess portion of the rope, but entwined it and let it rest on one of ...

TRICHY: Three men who were involved in poaching of parakeets and munias were arrested by the forest department officials in Trichy on Friday. Acting on a tip-off, a team led by forest range officer, ...

I was disappointed when I saw my first munia some years ago. That's because I had believed a story I had read as a child. Our Creator had created all the birds and was colouring them by splashing ...

Trichy: The forest department on Wednesday arrested five people including two women and seized 108 parakeets and 38 munias from them in a raid in Trichy. The birds categorized as protected species ...

NAVI MUMBAI: The forest department rescued 42 Munias and arrested two wildlife traffickers from Ulwe Node area of Panvel taluka on Thursday. Munias come under Schedule II, Part B of the Wildlife ...

MB Krishna, an ornithologist from Bengaluru, explained why munias were preferred pets. "People usually keep birds at home to see some activity. Munias are preferred over other birds because they have ...

Black-headed munias saved from smugglers in Bengaluru Black-headed munias are believed to be on the verge of extinction and come under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act Jahnavi R DHNS Last ...