Summary:
The animal rescuers said that the use of nylon manja has failed to decrease despite a ban on it.
The owl was found dead by the residents.Despite several people and animals becoming casualties and victims to nylon manja, not many have refrained from using the thread.
"Barn owl is a common sight in the city but an eagle owl is a rare sighting here.
But, the nylon manja had injured the bird badly.
Days after two rock doves in the city were found injured by the nylon manja on Makar Sankranti, an eagle owl lost its life due to the thread.A few days back, the nylon manja of a kite claimed the life of an eagle owl, a rare owl species, which was found entangled with the thread from a tree on Satpur-Ambad Link Road.The incident came to light after some local residents informed animal rescuers about the rare owl on Saturday.
.
Nashik: Days after two rock doves in the city were found injured by the nylon manja on Makar Sankranti, an eagle owl lost its life due to the thread.A few days back, the nylon manja of a kite claimed the life of an eagle owl, a rare owl species, which was found entangled with the thread from a tree on Satpur-Ambad Link Road.The incident came to light after some local residents informed animal rescuers about the rare owl on Saturday.
The owl was found dead by the residents.Despite several people and animals becoming casualties and victims to nylon manja, not many have refrained from using the thread.
The animal rescuers said that the use of nylon manja has failed to decrease despite a ban on it."Barn owl is a common sight in the city but an eagle owl is a rare sighting here.
The bird is much bigger in size than a barn owl.
But, the nylon manja had injured the bird badly.
It was found hanging on a tree at Satpur-Ambad Link Road and was covered with the manja," said Abhijeet Mahale, an animal rescuer and part of Eco Echo Foundation.This is not the first time that animals have been a victim to human actions.