Giuseppe
Emeritus
[Source: Dawn.com, full page: (LINK). Extract.]
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Dying peacocks: time to act
10 May 2013 | From the Newspaper
THIS is about the report (May 1) in a section of the press regarding the death of three more peacocks near Nagarparkar (May 1). A peacock is considered a scared bird and the beauty of the desert of Tharparkar, where people regard it as a family member. They feed and protect peacocks from hot weather and also keep bowls in their homes where peacocks quench their thirst. Last year, when Newcastle disease virus (NDV) killed more than 300 (as reported in the media, but villagers said the number was more than what was reported) peacocks in different parts of Tharparkar, villagers and civil society protested, but authorities did not take it seriously. This resulted in more deaths.
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-10 May 2013 | From the Newspaper
THIS is about the report (May 1) in a section of the press regarding the death of three more peacocks near Nagarparkar (May 1). A peacock is considered a scared bird and the beauty of the desert of Tharparkar, where people regard it as a family member. They feed and protect peacocks from hot weather and also keep bowls in their homes where peacocks quench their thirst. Last year, when Newcastle disease virus (NDV) killed more than 300 (as reported in the media, but villagers said the number was more than what was reported) peacocks in different parts of Tharparkar, villagers and civil society protested, but authorities did not take it seriously. This resulted in more deaths.
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