Groups of the fire brigade and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Sunday saved a brown-headed barbet, which got knotted with a kite string and almost choked to death, authorities stated, including kids in the location identified the having a hard time bird in a tree after which locals called for help.
Girish Gupta, a homeowner of Sector 15 and social activist, who saw the bird around 12pm stated, “Some kids who were playing outdoors identified the bird hanging upside down through the branches of a high tree in front of a park. We notified the station house and NHAI authorities who supplied a sky lifter for the rescue operation.”
Gupta stated the groups reached within 15 minutes of his call.
Authorities stated the kids at first believed the bird was simply fluttering about in location however after an hour they understood that it was choking and having a hard time to complimentary itself from the kite string, and notified their moms and dads.
Gulshan Kalra, deputy director (technical), Haryana fire services, who likewise holds the charge of deputy director (technical), station house, Sector 29, stated that a person fire tender and 5 firemens were sent out to the area. “It took us 15 minutes to save the bird as we needed to get the power lines detached. The bird was knotted so firmly, it took us a long time to open the knots. NHAI authorities had actually supplied sky lifters to perform the operation prior to the fire groups reached,” he stated.
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam was asked to detach electrical power in the location to prevent any unfortunate event, stated authorities.
Authorities stated such cases are normally reported in August around Self-reliance Day when individuals typically fly kites and the strings get suspended on trees and poles, developing a death trap for birds.
Pankaj Gupta, a birder from Delhi, stated that the brown-headed barbet is a typical bird discovered around fully grown trees. “It can be seen in parks near human habitation and it is extremely singing and is frequently heard than seen. Like any other bird, if discovered knotted with kite strings, it is much better to hire wildlife department as a stressed and straggling bird tends to flutter and exacerbate its injury,” he stated.
