PhotosBirds Lose Lives Due To Kite Flying Festival On Makar Sankranti
Birds Lose Lives Due To Kite Flying Festival On Makar Sankranti
Hundreds of birds lose their lives or become permanently disabled annually due to glass-coated strings used to fly kites during the kite festival known as Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti.
Updated: 16 Jan 2022 7:57 pm
17Birds injure due to kite string
| AP Photo/Rajanish kakade
A veterinary doctor treats an injured Pigeon during Makar Sankranti festival in Mumbai.
27Birds injure due to kite string
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A veterinary doctor treats an injured Pigeon during Makar Sankranti festival in Mumbai.
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37Birds injure due to kite string
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A veterinary doctor treats a bird injured by a kite string during Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmedabad.
47Birds injure due to kite string
| AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
A veterinary doctor treats a bird injured by a kite string during Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmedabad.
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57Birds injure due to kite string
| AP Photo/Ajit Solanki
A veterinary doctor treats a bird injured by a kite string during Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmedabad.
67Birds injure due to kite string
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A volunteer sits beside birds injured by kite strings at a bird hospital during Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmedabad.
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77Birds injure due to kite string
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Volunteers check baskets containing birds injured by kite strings during Uttarayan or Makar Sankranti festival, in Ahmedabad.