The Hindu 13.05.2013
Two eagles, a crow recuperate at Coimbatore Corporation Zoo
Two injured eagles (Indian Black Kites) and a crow were
rescued from different parts of the district on Saturday, which was also
World Migratory Bird Day. The birds are under treatment at the
Coimbatore Corporation Zoo.
According to Corporation
Zoo director K. Asokan, one of the eagles was rescued from Selvapuram
after two people spotted the bird lying on the roadside entangled in a
heap of garbage. Estimated to be around four years old, he said that the
kite’s right leg was completely paralysed and had to be amputated. If
severe arterial disease was left untreated, he said that lack of blood
circulation will subsequently increase the pain. Tissues in the leg
would die due to lack of oxygen and nutrients, which will lead to
infection and gangrene. In some cases, gangrene can be very dangerous as
the infection can spread throughout the body and become
life-threatening.
Now, after the amputation, he said,
it had recovered enough to stand on a leg and fly. As the bird was
reluctant to leave, he said, it will be kept in the zoo for the time
being.
The other eagle, Dr. Asokan said, was around a
year old and was rescued from Podanur. Corneal opacity had formed in
its left eye which was affecting its vision. It can be rectified only by
surgery and the zoo was in the process of getting expert opinion for
the purpose. Further, a two-week-old crow with congenital defects in
both its legs was also rescued and brought to the zoo. It was now being
fed at the zoo, he added.
Cat snake rescued
A
one-and-a-half-year-old common cat snake was rescued from
Somayampalayam near Thadagam in the district on Saturday by the members
of Mother of All Snakes organisation.
According to K.
Santosh Kumar and R. Rajesh Kumar from the organisation, they received a
call at around 11.30 a.m. on Saturday and rescued the snake within the
next hour or so. It was found to be a male adult and was in a good
condition.
It was released into the forest areas near Anaikatti on the same day at around 4 p.m. after informing the Forest Department.
Mr.
Santosh said that this species was found only in the Western Ghats. Cat
snakes are mildly venomous and will not affect humans. The poison was
lethal only on its prey such as geckos and frogs. It lays eggs, mostly
between four and eight at a time, in the tree burrows.
The organisation could be contacted at the following mobile no: 9976776539.
