The Peacock is the most beautiful National bird of India, Schedule 1. From the last two months, we received 4 Peacocks (1 male and 3 female): two from Narpala village, one from Kalyandurg range, and one from Bukkapatnam range, Puttaparthi. We received all the birds in a similar condition, partially paralyzed, could not fly and stand, loose motions with dehydration and in serious condition. So, we carefully treated all of them; however unfortunately we couldn’t save one peacock and she died. After recovery with good health and certified by our veterinarian, the other three were successfully released in the same location where they were originally found, in the presence of local authorities.

The last Peacock was released by me, C. Narendra Reddy, Secretary of Karuna Society. I went to Narpala village at a distance of 80 km with Shiva (a volunteer). I observed there are many commercial crops in the middle of mango, orange and banana gardens like beans, chilly, peanuts, cowpeas etc., so the birds can roam very freely to eat. I observed that there is a lot of pesticide spraying. In my personal opinion, they may get seasonal diseases or be affected by pesticides. Farmers are very friendly with birds and wild animals. If they find any birds that fall in their gardens, they immediately inform us and bring the animal with their own expense. When I released the last bird, she was very happy and the farmers were also happy to see her fly again! I advised them to take care when giving pesticides to the crops and try to change the farming to organic.