HEADQUARTERS SOUTH BENGAL FRONTIER BSF KOLKATA
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Reference No : 03/2017
Dated : 18-01-2017
BSF HANDED OVER 10 COCKATOO BIRD (AUSTRALIAN) TO ZOOLOGICAL
GARDEN, ALIPORE, KOLKATA SEIZED IN THE BORDER AREA OF
BORDER
OUTPOST
MALUAPARA
EX
113
BN
BSF
UNDER
KRISHNANAGAR SECTOR BSF DISTRICT NADIA.
1.
Keeping in view the vulnerability of Border from smuggling point of view
Shri P S R Anjaneyulu, IPS, Inspector General BSF South Bengal Frontier has
issued operational guidelines to further strengthen Border domination so as to
effectively check the menace of smuggling and other activities of Anti National
Elements on South Bengal Border with Bangladesh. Accordingly field
Commanders have been ensuring implementation of these instructions to
maintain extra vigil on border to thwart the attempts of smugglers / Anti -National
Elements. Tactical operations are being mounted to foil the attempts of the
smugglers.
2.
On 16th Jan’ 2017, a specific information was received by BSF regarding
smuggling of COCKATOO bird (Australian) near Border Outpost Maluapara ex113 Bn BSF under Police Station Bhimpur,
Distt-Nadia. On receiving the
information, at about 1720 hrs, a Spl Operation was planned and launched by
troops of Border Outpost Maluapara Ex-113 Bn BSF in border village Hudapara.
The party observed that two unknown persons along with head load coming from
Bangladesh side and 2 miscreants coming from Indian village Hudapara and
moving towards village Maluapara. Special patrolling party challenged them to
stop but both the miscreants threw head load and ran away towards village
Hudapara. On search of the area, 10 Cockatoo (Australian) were recovered from
the spot. Since the birds are exotic and could not have survived in wild, the BSF
party in consultation with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Kolkata handed over
these birds to Zoological Garden, Alipore.
3.
It is worth noting that a cockatoo is a parrot that is one of the
21 species belonging to the bird family Cacatuidae, the only family in the super
family Cacatuoidea. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging
from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New
Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the
showy crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that
of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured
features in the crest, cheeks or tail.
4.
BSF has seized a number of protected wild life animals in the recent past.
Details of same from Jan 2016 onwards are as under:-
Srl No. 1.
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Date 01/01/2016 31/01/2016 15/06/2016 20/10/2016 27/11/2016 04/12/2016 18/12/2016 Name of wild life Animal/Bird Badrik Birds Snake Mini Macaw Birds Birds Jacobin Pigeon Indian Spotted Turtle Jacobin Pigeon Quantity 05 Nos 70 Nos 12 Nos. 33 Nos. 15 Nos. 74 Nos. 07 Nos. (R P S JASWAL)
DIG / SR.PRO
SOUTH BENGAL FRONTIER
BORDER SECURITY FORCE
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