Live bird trade in northern India

113 Pages·2009·23.74 MB·English

by  Abrar Ahmed

LIVE BIRD TRADE
IN
NORTHERN INDIA

TRAFFIC

—— INDIA ——
A TRAFFIC India Trade Study

Live Bird Trade

in
Northern India

Abrar Ahmed.

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‘World Wide Fund for Nature - India
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PREFACE

to ede In live Birds in dada was tonilly hanced im Indie, How-
illegal activities have continced wad st is flaring indeed chac sevecal

enduayeted bled species 2x0 ‘ound in trade,

TRAFPICIndia, 4 programme civislon of WWRindia, was set up in 1992
One of it prionities and wen to underake a countrywide survey of the bird

tude sn Tndia an] examine the ramifications of che legal ban. "his re90s%, whieh
ive bird ttade in Worthera India, is 9 pare of eae detailed conntrywide
sban 300 species, including some exotics, la ade,

Tooks atthe
ready. 2 acconnis Jor mo!

‘The study is plonszring ia its approach and acalysis, for which tke in-
vestigarne deserves all praise. Le livs Léought ont several Litheren, unlenewa
pects nF the [rade Jo hirds in the comacy, ane iL is uuped chat these will
receive the serious attention of all bose wits ate divsedy cesporsible for ensur-
ing Uke protection of blsds,

Samar Singh,
secretary Concral

2 Sepeember, 1997

FOREWORD

iva vey encoacaging dayaloprent kat ar increasingly large xusaber of
youry people ate taking willlife sludies as a professtan. Geacally his and
Targe meramaly are thele fl'<2 choles for stady. Wied resesrck coative-y “alls ince
binlegival, evulogice’ andécr commouniey slucies but Aber abmed's ‘Stody an
Live Reed Tradz in Neraeen India" Ls peskeps coe flrat mick lype oF Iavestigaiion
fo our country

Sinew the start of consorvar.ca movemen. in Zadiy, scad subseq seul total
ihn ap bird trace, cha bied crapper te # cuch desp-sec Indlviena!, scamed hy
conservaticniss, animal-right wesvisly ung haw enforcement afficials. However
bird trappers eve a vast traditional knowledge, which Gus repost Lay tnied to
docuien. ‘hat ird wappers are ingenious 44 clearly prove? by the clever
nusthods they eraploy uw eateh, taasnayt, keap anc trade wild bieds, simetizes
2, desvite the rotal dan on ruck: activities. Peraps a bitbe hese ard 2

race ape
Uceat there add favour wo ner wade,

Yo steady the extent of bird ade aud rouse of warapart, Sbrac Alumed
emp.oynd his nw crealive aetheds ca feller the trappersflraders vathout rats
ing thei: suspision Por the Fit lime in Indi, exact trade cones within and,
culside the conniry are exposes, Nearly 250 Tadian species and ‘72 exotic spectes
by sind trade ze ducamersed: from the Est alep of catching ia the one bayer
Saae ate describe, Vals excellea repoit has bridged the gap betweer. the
hravitienel and seienlificxrowledga. T 00 Forward cor sirala- repocs Hew other
regions of India

he eepoct contains bisd species in ade, vorusne of trade, utilization pate
terns, twlewaat legisheion aid even the pelec list of bards. eds in some bighly
Sommendabies recommendations whick if implemented! peopecly waaid not only
atrol Llegal bird trade, bat woud also help the eraditicnsl trappers ia veal
gion widhes putting rare spevien 1 peat

Dr, Asad R. Rahmani

Direct;

Bombay Naluzal Hisury Suelety.
Mumba

1 Septem

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

As is oxpccted :n ary stusiy of this maga:eade a “argc gumber uf people
Telped in the carcepraallzstica, fleld research; analyse and prednetioa of
dius report. The conteibutians of txe of them, Me, Ashel Kamas, lix-Dircerar
TRAFFIG India ard Ds, sud R, Rubiasni, Director, Bombay Natural Uistury Sock
ety, Hursbai are mpst significant. As Joint supervisors of this peuject they gulded,
encouraged aad saw the project Ch-ouyll. Sieve Nesh, the che Diseeto:
TRAFFIC, South Rast Asa contributed oninowingly usrough hia inepirarior a
study of the songbied trade of Sucla-Zast Asia.

1 sor Iudebled tu Ms. Chiu Narayanan, Dr Asad R, Rwlucami end
Mr, Vivele Mewon for holpirg me in wating, visualizing, and editing this sport,
Av the TRARTTC-India office rap grateful ckanks to My. Suny} Kumar Misra ~
aad Ms. Mallmecda Hanlee (oy extending thzir cooperation, Me, Kahwl
all s40 computer grapaies, Sis, Sucht Mohan and as. ‘Manorama
Coswemi who helped in various parta of analyaca, Without their unfaitingy
cheestal suppurt and bel this repurl could net have bees prodaced,

Tam grateful cu Mr Samar Siayts, Secretary General of 3FWF- tds aad
other eaff sspeciel'y Mi. Avenash Durta, Ht, Gol, Gapratu Dass, 2x ‘lapan Ghosh,
MMe, Prakash Hao, Brig-Manjle Yabwar, Me R.N. Goswami and M.S.N. Gnpta For all
their usahul eaggesticns, help and suppore durlag tals project,

Thank Mr, 5.0. Dey - Addl. Inspector General (WL),.Me. .. Goel Chick
Wildlife Waoden-Dethi, Mz Kiskore Rao - Deputy Inapesiar Genera, CFL) a
Miclswp of Eavormeat aod Forests and Mr, Surender Kumar, Regional Deputy
Director Wildlife Preservation (NR) & Assistant Management Auhunily (CY
for carevlag thls research fusther by fending the forllicoming portions of this
sedy and all thcir uscfal discussions “or this repo.

Taincorety thank ray wildlife eeaciaers, colleagues, well wishers aed friends
especially Gn alphabetical ended) eral. abbas Musi, Dr. Anwaruddia Choadbusy,
Mr Arpaa Sharma, Me. Alka Toma’, Mr Rékeam Grewal, Ds, B.C, Choudhury
Mr. C.tt. Seth, Ms. Carol loskipp, Mr. Daman Singh, Mr. HVal, De, HLS Yshava,
De Igbal Malik, De Janal Khan, Me. J.C. Daniei, Ds. Junaid Usfl, Ms. Josnna Van
Gruisen, Ms, Meeau Recanal, Ms, Mchboo® Alum, Ur Pratap Singh, Ptot, Pe
Bhattacharlee, Mr, Pradumén Singh, Dr. Qumar Queeshi, Ot. Rahul Kant!
Mz, Ritwick Duns, Dr. Satisa Kumar, Dt. SP, Goyal, Ny, Sallim Javer, Mx, Santos’,
Buu, tir 8k, Mukhesjee, is, Sangeeta, Sr. Tapar. Chowddery, Mr Tien Taskipp,
Mr. Vijay Kuty, Dr ¥.C. Gogste, Mr. Virender Kamae and Me. Zataruldstean for

Jbigh direughou. the study and helping in aac way oF

eeping any iespieui
the onaer
ast bar not she leant, T must make « apectal cention ef auny Indigenous
trappers who siared thelr thal knuwledye ard sescom chus providing Irvalo~
Je help far this study,
CONTENTS
Prefsce
Rareward
Acknowledgements

Summary 1
Jacroduetion, 3
Relevint Legislation a
Species in Nosthern fndiaa Wire ‘rade u
Prices of Bires in the Northern Inclisa Markets 7 ;
Volume of Trude 1S
Binds of u feather : Case Studiss 8
Munlis 25
Parakeets 33
! Seftbills 49
. Rapears ro
: Exotic wperles 43
Uilization Patcerox a
Soclo-eeonunle Aspecss of rappers 6
‘Discussion and Recommendations 6
Appendix:
‘Sperin and prices recorded jn she
in Novehern Inds 68 j
Appendix-t1 |
‘eve Specins Recorded Im Norters eka 3 |
Appeadix-IIT :
‘Uuivatvan Bscleun of Teude Blida wlth Refervoet i
virtual Spies in Nocthern Cacia 98
References 104
. PEATES
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. Passos 32 valzaicy Pateinofrink — $3,59,.60 |
Raptcis 47 Speen Esacolin 3

SUMMARY

as Seca 4 complete han on she Weppirg and ecu of
ne bar appears ta he n'y om pper a9 ieyat trade i
wild birds, Loarishes 308 hanes of tein
fienal rappers ‘som ciiher zoch as the Babelivas, Ghcrimays, Hatkeades
vee ta the ica: a dole vel oasl daperals or i Put worhaps
rod dralets why ciasteraiad bsapping operations

hes

nda wile birds. bee

rmost al giles, wate ad ru

Guotinue :e iach
th math salpsits ace te city
purposes,

in 5? trading

Fin zopent Is based oa the Lndings of 64 surveys cometne
estaktanrentey srapping areas in $6 rice of aortnera Ladi Spree! aver al fuer
caer tre aarvey feudngs vevedled tbat al Lesat 250 species Tetomglon 82
senblles aad 7 avis faralies overe being ‘add ap tre nerdiem buller cave
fod ancelznene were observed. La afer

Ie the course nf Las surveys, wo ty 545
crurrts, euch sueccy yielded an average OF 1.97 birds

wor the, most

cece une mutes.
sacisls eoamert duminated

be bull of the sends: eas ie
frequently eacountersd encctes, and were absery
Among Te parikeass, -ho Roscringed parckeet
the trade (eouctituling 26.68 % of the Fads comporitioa? and
ae eet the BA musveys. Among the mnnias, the Blackbeaced emenia Lonchnra
coerced tras te Hes. abEndaat (2omposiion af 1758 96) followed closely by

Fee eeanks Pate. amanda F10.20%) which however was che rest lise

avadaeat

ale

epcouutered

Survey fineinge rete: least seven eillecent purposes “or
whieh inh ase wiptere’, lke perbos saplaing gehy the biel wade is stil se
Rudcly seeealen. Aart ein usta practises cas Kenpeag Peds for pet, {she
daa toed, roolugiedl uses, spor. ard med.cinal purpussa, it was noticed Wat
ae eat marion pavcsra Lave expcrged. fT bee found Oat rds
Caproned Tor eecase fnactibas at also for blues siagie oe sorcery

ean there we

ed endemic

‘an atuiming fhiug of the projeet 15 that globally ate:
epecier of the India fubco stivert suck, a sarap fraacolin Hamoobimis abla
eee iia Lotta forme uot Fien’s haya Phacous megarineus ane (22d

species are nil Tsted only in
y fingings show that
le {oF

avsgll_ fu fa Joval matsets, Straxgcty
awddute IW of the W'IgEFe (Proacction) act, 1972, Surv
Guuong fue proxeted spoules belog tude? 15 species belong ww | Se
sree dite Coraneewon) Act. 36 species ace Histed ta (ATHY CAppeadts TW sd

TED cael § species wager the TEGN Rel Dice Tot

sary largely fron »

‘ihe prive of birds being waded ic the: mark
so oporicn, monic are traded fox a7 less as 4 1ipew and echers touch Hae I
Fens mae, Tiere appears to be no spotent logic Bebra the price, THoNBH
pac calr cofemere'a. operation wil thousands of peop’ enganed te Che
Thead face whleh,-aas emerges, Fro tk survey le diet oul a Fe