Also for 2022 the beautiful and colorful festival of Makara Sankranti in India has turned into a massacre of birds.
It really seems almost paradoxical that every year it is not possible to find a square and avoid the death of hundreds of birds. Yet, even for 2022 the beautiful and colorful festival of Makara Sankranti has turned into a hecatomb or almost: 726 injured birds and a thousand dead ones, enormous numbers recorded despite several buildings in the city not allowing crowds to gather on the terraces due to the third wave of coronavirus.
A traditional festival that thus becomes a tragedy for birds every year: here, in India, the beginning of the new season of birds is celebrated on January 14th. kites and the arrival of the spring season. All nice, especially for children, but if you do not consider the hundreds of birds who are killed at each edition of the Kite Festival.
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This year, according to Animal Welfare Board of India (Awbi), a total of 14 birds - including crows, pigeons, seagulls and even koels and owls - were rescued during the kite-flying festival between January 16 and 726. in different parts of Mumbai by activists from various animal rescue centers.
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Posted by Hope and Beyond on Sunday, January 16, 2022
What happens and why?
Many birds are injured or even killed because they come into contact with "Manja", the glass-covered rope used to fly kites. The rope is sharp enough to cut an opponent's kite line in the sky during kite fights. But it's practically a weapon for birds.
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In addition, those ropes also fill the bird's migration paths and also hang from trees, telephone cables and buildings, creating a deceptive web.
But there would be a solution: to keep the Makara Sankranti tradition, of course, but to eliminate the kites. Too complicated to ask?
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Fonte: Times of India/ Milaap
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