A forest officer said the albino peacock may be sent to Alipore Zoo in Kolkata or released in a sanctuary in Nadia district
Two white peacocks were rescued by the Border Security Force (BSF) in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Friday while the birds were being smuggled into India from Bangladesh, an officer of the paramilitary force said, according to a report from Ranaghat.
During patrolling near Burnpur-Matiari border outpost early on Friday, BSF personnel spotted two men hiding in the woods close to the international border, he said.
On being challenged, the alleged Bangladeshi smugglers dropped two bags and fled the spot. BSF personnel opened the bags and found two albino peacocks in those, the officer said.
“We have received two peacocks. They might either be sent to Alipore Zoo in Kolkata or released in Bethuadahari Wildlife Sanctuary in Nadia,” Pradip Bagchi, Deputy Ranger (Ranaghat) of Nadia Murshidabad range of the Forest Department, said.
A few days ago, BSF had lodged a strong protest with their Bangladeshi counterparts, BGB, when smugglers from that country attacked the Indian patrol. The BSF had fired in self defence killing two smugglers.
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