Security staffers whose main job is to provide security to the minister, choose to abandon their vigil and instead rescue a distressed peacock at the minister’s residence on Wednesday. The minister’s residence area houses a lot of these majestic birds. But as they went closer, they realized that the bird wasn’t moving.
Upon inspection, it was revealed that one of its wings had a deep injury and it was writhing in pain. Moved by the pitiful sight, the officials immediately reached out to a wildlife rescue service. The bird is now being nursed back to health and will soon be released in its natural habitat.
Recounting the incident, Gourav Singh, a personnel at the minister’s residence, said: “The peacock was struggling to move and appeared to be in considerable pain. I immediately contacted the Wildlife SOS, and they responded promptly. They reached the spot to provide medical aid to the peacock.”
A two-member team arrived at the VIP residence and initiated ‘operation peacock’, ensuring that the injured bird suffered least amount of stress while being administered help.
He further said that last year as well, they had sought the organization’s help to rescue a kite fledgling, which had collapsed in the premises due to exhaustion.
Commenting on the incident, Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of Wildlife SOS, said: “We are thankful to the staffers for alerting us about this emergency. This indicates a high level of compassion on their part and sets an example for others. Often, the plight of urban wildlife is dismissed because city dwellers consider them to be a nuisance.”
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