Noida: painted stork who allegedly shot and then recovered from the park by a member of the animal shelter has been nursed back to health and released back into their natural habitat.
The bird was injured pellet near its wings when it was shot on December 7 last year, the team said the animal shelter sector 94.
It was rescued from the park in sector 15a, where he collapsed, after the crew of a shelter, managed by the Foundation Dhyan, alerted.
“One of the bird’s wings pellets severe injury and we thought someone had tried to do so Shoot fall.
It’s completely illegal,” said Anuradha Doga from animal shelters to TOI.
Because their populations are diminished, painted stork are under the category of near threatened species on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of wings.
“It was kept under observation until the middle of January when we also test flying ability and health of the injured wing.
After recovering fully, we released the bird on January 18 this year,” he added.
Shubham Mani Katiyar, who treated the bird was in the shelter, said the blood flowing out of one of its wings when the bird was brought in.
“We first started to try to stop the blood flow.
Then, we give some painkillers.
Postoperatively, we checked in birds every day, feed drugs and fish, which is also a favorite food.
All of this helped him recover and immediately began to fly in the cage in which it is placed.
After the test and observe it for a few more days, the bird was finally released in their natural habitat , “said Katiyar.
Stork survive, which is migration, mostly found in marshes great sub-continent.
Factors that induced humans has led to a decrease in their natural habitat.
“It is very difficult to treat wild species.
We are happy to have him back to health care.
It is very gratifying to see the birds take wing and fly away,” Dogra said.