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GoaTakes”U”Turn on Peacock:Rules Out National Bird’s Inclusion In Vermin List

Feb. 13 Environment, Glamour Comments

[Panaji,Goa]GoaTaking”U”Turn on Peacock Menace ,Rules Out National Bird’s Inclusion In Vermin List
A day after a controversy erupted over the proposed listing of peacock as a vermin, Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar today ruled out including the national bird in the list of nuisance animals.
“I don t think it is included. It cannot be included in the list. It is a national bird,” Parsekar told PTI today reacting to the issue.
He said though there are complaints of large-scale peacock menace in some rural areas, the bird comes only to eat grains after the harvesting.
“It does not damage the crop.
Agriculture Minister Ramesh Tawadkar yesterday had stoked a controversy after he announced that Peacock was included in the list as nuisance animals.
The decision had evoked sharp criticism with Congress terming it as “suicidal” and harmful for ecology.

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