Palapitta, the state bird of Telangana is at risk coming Dussehra. People believe it as auspicious to see Palapitta on Dussehra day. Poachers and traders take advantage of the common belief that they capture the birds staring a month before the festival. They tie their legs with thread, trim their wings and stick them with glue to stop them from flying.
More cruelly they do not even feed these birds till the day of Dusshera and kept in small cages for public viewing. Even though they leave them after Dussehra, most of these birds die in captivity or immediately after being released.
Nature lovers and NGOs are demanding that the state government should come up with strict norms and awareness driver to stop participating in this regressive and cruel practice thus saving the state bird of Telangana.
