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Passage of birds [1]

Indian and foreign birds being sold at the Galiff Street market. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta

On any given Sunday, the quiet Galiff Street, off Bagbazar, comes alive with twitterings and chirps. Rows of cages containing plumed pets of various shades, both desi and foreign, are lined up on either side of the road.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Telegraph (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
Birds [3], Wildlife Act 1972 [4], Poaching [5], Calcutta (D) [6]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/telegraph-kolkata
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/birds
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d