A peacock who had made his home in a residential space has been safely trapped and eliminated to begin a brand new life at an animal sanctuary.
The fowl, who locals had named Sartaj, had been noticed in Gravesend, Kent, for at the least six months.
Volunteers from Dartford Animal Rescue have been referred to as in when Sartaj’s calls to draw a mate grew to become too loud.
He was tempted down utilizing recordings of the calls of a peahen and is now residing in a rescue centre in Ashford, Kent.
Sisters Rosie and Ciara O’Hare have been the volunteers who lured Sartaj into captivity.
Ciara stated: “We’ve acquired a number of expertise rescuing water birds so we thought we’d apply the identical logic.
“It was very a lot bigger than we have been anticipating however much like a goose, so I attempted to make use of a few of the similar methods that we’d use when catching wild geese or swans.
“After he hopped on just a few roofs, sheds and fences, we managed to get him down into an space the place we had sufficient individuals to dam all of the exits and we might strategy while he was good and calm.”
Rosie stated: “He occurred to walk shut sufficient to me to get him secured earlier than we wrapped him safely and securely and acquired him calmly into an Ikea bag which is an efficient transport.
“We have been advised by native individuals they’ve been feeding him for a very long time and we knew they have been very snug with him and loved him being there.”
Sartaj’s new home is the Retreat Farm Animal Sanctuary, the place he has settled in alongside some peahens.
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