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Five more flamingos found dead, seven injured in Navi Mumbai
Updated On: 26 April, 2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Environmentalists concerned as toll of dead birds found within a week climbs to eight
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Bird lovers feel the flamingos are getting disoriented and injured due to a lack of food in DPS Lake. Representation Pic/NatConnect
As many as five flamingos were found dead and seven injured around DPS Lake in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, shocking bird lovers and environmentalists. This takes the toll of dead flamingos found in a week to eight.
As morning walkers sounded alerts on WhatsApp groups, bird rescuer Sunpreet Sawardekar and his team from the Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) swung into action and shifted the injured pink birds to their hospital at Manpada in Thane. The forest department has taken charge of the seven carcasses and dispatched them to Mumbai Veterinary College, Panvel, for a post-mortem examination, Range Forest Officer Sudhir Manjare said. Meanwhile, the NatConnect Foundation has written to the chief minister requesting a high-level inquiry into these incidents and corrective steps to protect the biodiversity of the flamingo city of Navi Mumbai.
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