Coimbatore: As many as five peafowls died after eating poisoned rice from a private farm at Karumathampatti near Sulur here on Thursday.
Coimbatore: As many as five peafowls died after eating poisoned rice from a private farm at Karumathampatti near Sulur here on Thursday.
The incident came to light when local people informed forest officials and policemen regarding the suspicious death of the birds. However, despite being informed immediately, neither of them showed up.
As the birds lay dead on the farm, a team from the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History arrived at the spot and collected the dead birds for sampling, as a part of the project that is carried out in the centre.
All the dead birds were collected from the spot to identify the cause of death. Interestingly, a few hens and chicks were also found dead in the same area.
Sources claim that some miscreants had placed poisoned rice to kill street dogs. The poultry and peafowls which fed on the poisoned food fell prey.
“Peafowls killed by farmers are becoming a common phenomenon. In this case, though it is not intentional, some people deliberately poison peafowl to save their crop from depredation,” said a local resident.
Meanwhile, no legal action has been taken against the person involved in the incident.
The incident came to light when local people informed forest officials and policemen regarding the suspicious death of the birds. However, despite being informed immediately, neither of them showed up.
As the birds lay dead on the farm, a team from the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History arrived at the spot and collected the dead birds for sampling, as a part of the project that is carried out in the centre.
All the dead birds were collected from the spot to identify the cause of death. Interestingly, a few hens and chicks were also found dead in the same area.
Sources claim that some miscreants had placed poisoned rice to kill street dogs. The poultry and peafowls which fed on the poisoned food fell prey.
“Peafowls killed by farmers are becoming a common phenomenon. In this case, though it is not intentional, some people deliberately poison peafowl to save their crop from depredation,” said a local resident.
Meanwhile, no legal action has been taken against the person involved in the incident.