A total of 375 chicks of parrot were rescued from a poacher who was arrested in Palamau district today.
"Mohammad Sahad who hails from Horedenga village of Burdwan district in West Bengal was arrested and the chicks were rescued from him at Chianik village (about 3 km from here). An FIR under the Wildlife Act has been registered," Forest Range Officer Vinod Biswakarma said here.
Two of his associates managed to flee, he added.
The chicks were captured from a forest in neighbouring Garhwa district and were being taken to Kolkata for sale, the forest officer said.
"All the chicks will be looked after at Betla National Part till they manage to take flight," Biswakarma said.
