1,200 trapped birds rescued, freed

1,200 trapped birds rescued, freed

A total of 1,200 birds, trapped by poachers, have been rescued and freed at Rajpath village in Mollahat Upazila of Bagerhat.
Many traps and bird-hunting equipment were seized during the drive led by Mollahat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Harekrishna Adhikari.
Tipped off, the drive was conducted in a temporary shelter built by the poachers in the beel and the captured birds were rescued before they could be sold.
The birds, identified as Jhut Shalik, were released back into their natural habitat in a beel (lake-like wetland).
The poachers managed to flee.