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| Desist from hunting Turtledove: JK govt to people | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 1 :-
Appealing to people to desist from hunting Turtledove, a migratory bird, the Jammu and Kashmir government today said the indiscrimate killing had threatened the very existence of this species."We appeal to people in Kathua, Samba, Reasi, Udhampur and Rajouri districts in Jammu region to desist from hunting the bird.
"The indiscriminate killing of the Turtledove has seriously endangered the very existence of this important bird species," A K Kapoor, Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, said.
"The hunting of the bird, which has assumed alarming proportions this season, is totally illegal and should be stopped," he said.
Turtledove is a small migratory bird locally known as Kalmuha. It is greyish black in colour, lives in plains in flocks and is gregarious.
"This bird is a friend of farmers as it eats harmful insects damaging crops.
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