Mumbai: A total of 700 bird injuries were recorded in the last two days of the kite flying festival in MMR, even as the Mumbai police booked 23 persons for the illegal use of nylon manja to fly kites.

The Kangra Forest Department successfully rescued two birds—a severely injured eagle and a falcon—trapped in deadly nylon ...

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The GHSPCA advised people to fly kites in the afternoon when bird activity is minimal and to responsibly collect and dispose of kite threads after the celebrations. Using knives or scissors to ...

Their diet consists mainly of large flying insects ... by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and state laws, and it’s against the law to harm or shoot a Swallow-tailed Kite, take one from the wild ...

Residents here are usually seen feeding birds in various areas of the city, but ironically they seem to forget them during Lohri and Makar Sankranti celebrations when they enjoy kite flying ...

This year, we have rescued 18 birds. There is no change in the amount of glass-coated or nylon threads being used for kite flying in Bengaluru ... to prevent further harm to wildlife.

The use of these threads for kite-flying activities poses significant risks and harms to humans and birds. An official from TMC said that they categorically specified that the cotton threads ...